lshw

extracts detailed information about the hardware configuration of the machine

TLDR

List all hardware in compact table

$ sudo lshw -short

Show CPU information

$ sudo lshw -class processor

Show disk and storage devices

$ sudo lshw -class disk -class storage -short

Show network hardware

$ sudo lshw -class network

Output as JSON

$ sudo lshw -json

Save network info as HTML

$ sudo lshw -class network -html > network.html

Strip sensitive information (serials, IPs)

$ sudo lshw -sanitize

SYNOPSIS

lshw [-format] [-class class] [options]

lshw (Hardware Lister) extracts detailed information about the hardware configuration of the machine. It can report on memory, firmware, CPU, bus, disk, network, and other hardware configurations.

PARAMETERS

-class CLASS

Show only specified hardware class (can repeat)

-short

Output hardware paths in compact tabular format

-businfo

Output bus information

-X

Launch graphical interface (if available)

-html

Output as HTML

-xml

Output as XML

-json

Output as JSON

-sanitize

Remove sensitive information (IPs, serials)

-numeric

Output numeric IDs

-quiet

Suppress status messages

-notime

Exclude timing information from output

-enable TEST

Enable specific test

-disable TEST

Disable specific test

HARDWARE CLASSES

system, bridge, memory, processor, address, storage, disk, tape, bus, network, display, input, printer, multimedia, communication, power, volume, generic

CAVEATS

Requires root privileges for complete hardware information. Without root, some details may be missing or inaccurate.

HISTORY

lshw was developed by Lyonel Vincent as a comprehensive hardware information tool for Linux, providing more detail than basic tools.