Provided by: hw-probe_1.6.5-1_all
NAME
hw-probe - Hardware probe and system info collection tool
DESCRIPTION
NAME: Hardware Probe (hw-probe) A tool to probe for hardware, check operability and find drivers DESCRIPTION: Hardware Probe (hw-probe) is a tool to probe for hardware, check its operability and upload result to the BSD hardware database. By creating probes you contribute to the "HDD/SSD Desktop-Class Reliability Test" study: https://github.com/linuxhw/SMART USAGE: hw-probe [options] EXAMPLE: hw-probe -all -upload PRIVACY: Private information (including the username, machine's hostname, IP addresses, MAC addresses, UUIDs and serial numbers) is NOT uploaded to the database. The tool uploads 32-byte prefix of salted SHA512 hash of MAC addresses and serial numbers to properly identify unique computers and hard drives. UUIDs are decorated in the same way, but formatted like regular UUIDs in order to save readability of logs. All the data is uploaded securely via HTTPS. INFORMATION OPTIONS: -h|-help Print this help. -v|-version Print version info. -dumpversion Print the tool version (1.6) and don't do anything else. GENERAL OPTIONS: -all Probe for hardware. -log-level N Set the logging level to N. Available values: - minimal - default - maximal -minimal|-min Collect minimal number of logs. Equal to --log-level=min. -maximal|-max Collect maximal number of logs. Equal to --log-level=max. -enable LIST Comma separated list of logs to enable in addition to current log level. -disable LIST Comma separated list of logs to disable in current log level. Some logs cannot be disabled. For example, you can disable collecting of 'fstab', but you cannot disable logging of 'smartctl'. -check Check devices operability. Test performance of CPU, memory, graphics cards and drives. -check-extended Perform extended check. -upload Upload result to the hardware database. You will get a permanent URL to view the probe. By use of this option you confirm uploading of 32-byte prefix of salted SHA512 hash of MAC addresses and serial numbers to prevent duplication of computers in the DB. -hwinfo-path PATH Path to a local hwinfo binary. -proxy ADDRESS:PORT Set outgoing http/https proxy using syntax: proxy.domain.local:3128 INVENTORY OPTIONS: -i|-inventory-id ID Mark the probe by inventory ID. -generate-inventory-id Generate new inventory ID. -email ADDR Email for node status notifications. MONITORING OPTIONS: -start Start monitoring of the node. -stop Stop monitoring of the node. -remind-inventory Remind node inventory ID. OTHER OPTIONS: -save DIR Save probe package to DIR. This is useful if you are offline and need to upload a probe later (with the help of -src option). -src|-source PATH A probe to upload. -fix PATH Update list of devices and host info in the probe using probe data. -show-devices Show devices list. -show Show host info and devices list. -show-host Show host info only. -verbose Use with -show option to show type and status of the device. -printers Probe for printers. -scanners Probe for scanners. -id|-name DESC Any description of the probe. -pci-ids PATH -usb-ids PATH -sdio-ids PATH -pnp-ids PATH Path to {pci,usb,sdio,pnp}.ids file to read missed device names. -list List executed probes (for debugging). -clean Do nothing. Obsolete option. -save-uploaded Save uploaded probes. -debug|-d Do nothing. Obsolete option. -dump-acpi Probe for ACPI table. -decode-acpi Decode ACPI table. -import DIR Import probes from the database to DIR for offline use. If you are using Snap or Flatpak package, then DIR will be created in the sandbox data directory. Provide inventory ID by -i option in order to import your inventory. DATA LOCATION: Probes info is saved in the /root/HW_PROBE directory. A tool to probe for hardware, check operability and find drivers License: LGPL-2.1-or-later OR BSD-4-Clause Usage: hw-probe [options] Example: hw-probe -all -upload
AUTHOR
This manual page was written by Mathieu Malaterre <malat@debian.org> for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).