Hinv tool for Linux: inxi
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If  you ever  used  one  of the  Silicon  Graphics  computers then  you
probably  know the  "hinv" tool  (the  "Hardware Inventory").  It is  a
command-line tool which lists hardware configuration of the computer.

I have been searching for something similar for the Linux. Once there was
a "hinv" clone but it seems to be no longer developed.

Today I found that my Fedora  includes something called "inxi". It is a
Perl script which  makes a nice list on my  hardware configuration (the
command was "inxi -b -c 0"):

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  Host: sforza Kernel: 5.8.16-200.fc32.ppc64le ppc64le bits: 64 
  Desktop: MATE 1.24.1 Distro: Fedora release 32 (Thirty Two) 
Machine:
  Type: PowerPC Device System: C1P9S01 REV 1.01 
  details: PowerNV C1P9S01 REV 1.01 rev: 2.2 (pvr 004e 1202) 
CPU:
  Info: 16-Core POWER9 altivec supported [MCP] speed: 2154 MHz 
  min/max: 2154/3800 MHz 
Graphics:
  Device-1: ASPEED Graphics Family driver: ast v: kernel 
  Display: x11 server: Fedora Project X.org 1.20.9 driver: modesetting 
  unloaded: nouveau resolution: 1920x1080~60Hz 
  OpenGL: renderer: llvmpipe (LLVM 10.0.1 128 bits) v: 3.3 Mesa 20.1.10 
Network:
  Device-1: Broadcom and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3 
  Device-2: Broadcom and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3 
  Device-3: Broadcom and subsidiaries NetXtreme BCM5719 Gigabit Ethernet PCIe driver: tg3 
Drives:
  Local Storage: total: 476.94 GiB used: 145.96 GiB (30.6%) 
Info:
  Processes: 313 Uptime: 2h 23m Memory: 31.77 GiB used: 5.42 GiB (17.1%) 
  Shell: Zsh inxi: 3.1.08
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It has  some more parameters  to customise its  output. It seems  to be
very nice when one  needs to show its setup to  others (when asking for
help at forums or IRC channels, for example).

A nice find, I think.