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You mean you don't know what hardware is in your computer? Here are a few bash commands for

finding out stuff.

Handy bash commands for finding out stuff in Linux:

# Find CPU specifications

cat /proc/cpuinfo

# Find running kernel version

uname -r

# What compiler version do I have installed

gcc -v

gcc --version

# What is the running kernel and compiler installed

cat /proc/version

# Find X server version

X -showconfig

# What pci cards are installed and what irq/port is used

cat /proc/pci

# What kernel modules are loaded

lsmod

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# Memory and swap information

cat /proc/meminfo

free

An article: Tips for Optimizing Linux Memory

# How are the hard drives partitioned

fdisk -l

# How much free/used drive space

df -h

# Show disk usage by current directory and all subdirectories

du | less

# What takes up so much space on your box

# Run from the directory in question and the largest chunk shows up last

find $1 -type d | xargs du -sm | sort -g

# What is the distribution

cat /etc/.product

cat /etc/.issue

cat /etc/issue

cat /etc/issue.net

sysinfo

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# For finding or locating files

find

locate

which

whereis

# Use dmesg to view the kernel ring buffer (error messages)

dmesg | less

# Watch error messages as they happen (sysklog needed)

as root, tail -f /var/log/messages (shows last 10 lines, use a number in front of f for more lines)

# What processes are running

ps -A

# Find a process by name

ps -ef | grep -i

For example, XCDroast

ps -ef xcdroast

# See current environment list, or pipe to file

env | more

env > environmentvariablelist.txt

# Show current userid and assigned groups

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id

# See all command aliases for the current user

alias

# See rpms installed on current system

rpmquery --all | less

rpmquery --all >

rpmquery --all | grep -i

Autospec for tarballs

RPM tools

# What directory am I using

pwd

# Get ls colors in less

ls --color=always | lessR

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cat /proc/cpuinfo | Informasi Processor

# cat /proc/meminfo | Informasi Memory

# lshw | Untuk list perangkat keras

# fdisk -l | Informasi Harddisk dan partisi

# lspci | Informasi lengkap jenis Controller, BUS, PCI, dll

# lspci -nn | Informasi singkat jenis Controller, BUS, PCI, dll

# lspci | grep VGA | Informasi VGA / Display Card

# lspci | grep Eth | Informasi Ethernet Card / NIC / LAN Card

# uname -a | Informasi Kernel dan jenis Processor