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NAME

       hwinfo - probe for hardware

SYNOPSIS

       hwinfo [ options ]

DESCRIPTION

       hwinfo  is used to probe for the hardware present in the system. It can
       be used to generate a system overview log which can be later  used  for
       support.

OPTIONS

       --debug level
              Set  debug level.  The debug info is shown only in the log file.
              If you specify a log file, the debug level is implicitly set  to
              a reasonable value.

       --dump-db n
              Dump  hardware  data  base,  n is either 0 for the external data
              base, or 1 for the internal data base.

       --help Print a usage and exit.

       --log logfile
              Write info to logfile.

       --short
              Just a short listing.

       --version
              Show libhd version.

       --<hwitem>
              Probe for the particular hardware item. Available hardware items
              are:  all,  bios,  block,  bluetooth,  braille,  bridge, camera,
              cdrom, chipcard,  cpu,  disk,  dsl,  dvb,  fingerprint,  floppy,
              framebuffer,   gfxcard,   hub,   ide,  isapnp,  isdn,  joystick,
              keyboard,  memory,  modem,  monitor,  mouse,  netcard,  network,
              partition,  pci,  pcmcia,  pcmcia-ctrl, pppoe, printer, scanner,
              scsi, smp, sound, storage-ctrl, sys, tape,  tv,  usb,  usb-ctrl,
              vbe, wlan, and zip.

BUGS

       Not all hardware can be detected.

AUTHOR

       Steffen Winterfeldt <snwint@suse.de> - hwinfo
       Michal Svec <msvec@suse.cz> - manual page

SEE ALSO

       discover(8).