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+.. -*- coding: utf-8; -*-
+.. include:: HEADER.rst
+
+================
+ List hardware.
+================
+.. contents::
+
+List hardware under Linux.
+==========================
+
+  ``dmesg``
+                Messages about detecting new hardware.
+  ``lshal -m``
+                monitor for hardware changes
+  ``lspci``
+    All PCI devices.
+  ``lspci -vvv``
+    All PCI devices. Very verbose output.
+  ``hwinfo --short``
+                Overview of all hardware, as well as more detailed info.
+  ``lshw``
+                Another program for listing hardware.
+  ``lshw -html | w3m -T text/html``
+                Lists hardware with HTML output in the w3m web browser.
+  ``uptime``
+                Current time elapsed since last reboot, users, and load average.
+  ``lsusb``
+    USB buses and attached devices.
+  ``lsusb -vvv``
+    USB buses and attached devices. Very verbose output.
+
+List hardware under Windows.
+============================
+
+  ``%WINDIR%\system32\msinfo32.exe``
+    msinfo32
+  http://www.cpuid.com/softwares/cpu-z.html
+    cpu-z
+  ``%WINDIR%\system32\dxdiag.exe``
+    DirectX Diagnostic Tool
+  ``%WINDIR%\system32\devmgmt.msc /s``
+    Device Manager
+
+List memory.
+============
+
+  ``free``
+    Total, used, and free memory.
+  ``free -m``
+    Total, used, and free memory shown in MB.
+  ``cat /proc/meminfo``
+    Amount of RAM and swap, and how much is being used for what.
+  ``top``
+    Real-time memory consumption. Press M key to sort processes by memory usage.
+
+::
+
+  $ cat /proc/meminfo
+  $ sudo lshw -short -C memory
+  $ sudo dmidecode --type memory
+
+  $ sudo apt-get install i2c-tools
+  $ sudo modprobe eeprom
+  $ sudo decode-dimms
+
+  $ read-edid
+
+Graphics card.
+==============
+
+  ``glxinfo``
+                Details about OpenGL, the Xserver, and your graphics card.
+  ``glxinfo | grep direct``
+                Do you have direct 3d rendering?
+  ``glxinfo | grep vendor``
+                Graphics card vendor.
+  ``lspci | grep VGA``
+                Specific graphics card model.
+  ``glxgears``
+                A simple 3d benchmark, prints frame rate to the terminal.
+  ``xrandr``
+                Supported display resolutions.
+  ``xdpyinfo``
+    Utility for displaying information about an X server.
+  ``xvinfo``
+    Print out X-Video extension adaptor information.
+  ``xdriinfo``
+    Query configuration information of DRI drivers.
+
+Audio.
+======
+
+  ``lspci | grep Audio``
+                Audio controller.
+  ``aplay --list-devices``
+                More audio device information.
+
+Software versions.
+==================
+
+  ``cat /etc/issue``
+                Current distribution and version.
+  ``apt-cache showpkg packagename``
+                Packagename’s version and dependencies.
+  ``uname -r``
+                Linux kernel version.
+  ``uname -a``
+                All kernel details.
+
+Networking.
+===========
+
+  ``lspci | grep Ethernet``
+                Ethernet controllers.
+  ``ip addr show``
+                List of netword devices, assigned IP addresses and MAC addresses.
+  ``ifconfig``
+                Networking interfaces, IP addresses, and more.
+
+Processor.
+==========
+
+  ``cat /proc/cpuinfo``
+                All processors, clock speeds, flags, and more.
+  ``cat /proc/loadavg``
+                Processor load average for the last 1, 5, and 15 minutes.
+  ``top``
+                Press C key to sort processes by CPU usage.
+
+Hard disks.
+===========
+
+  ``df -H``
+                Partitions, as well as their mount-points and usage in GB.
+  ``sudo fdisk -l``
+                All partitions, their device names, and positions on disk.
+  ``hwinfo --disk`` or  ``lshw -class disk``
+                Disk hardware info.
+  ``smartctl``
+                Show S.M.A.R.T. reports about disk heals.
+
+BIOS info.
+==========
+
+Human readable string with BIOS.motheboard names::
+
+  $ dd if=/dev/mem bs=64k skip=15 count=1 | strings
+