Info

sys_info_manufacturer¶

Print the system hardware manufacturer. On Linux: tries /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/sys_vendor, then dmidecode. On Solaris: tries smbios. Falls back to "Generic or unknown".

Exit codes¶

• 0: Always

Output on stdout¶

• Manufacturer name

sys_info_model¶

Print the system hardware model/product name. On Linux: tries /sys/devices/virtual/dmi/id/product_name, then dmidecode. On Solaris: uses uname -i. Falls back to "Generic or unknown".

Exit codes¶

• 0: Always

Output on stdout¶

• Model name

sys_info_serial¶

Print the system serial number. On Linux: tries /sys DMI, dmidecode, lshw, facter; falls back to UUID then hostid. On Solaris: tries sneep, smbios, eeprom, ipmitool, prtfru, hostid. A blank or literal "0" serial is treated as absent and the next fallback tried.

Exit codes¶

• 0: Always

Output on stdout¶

• Serial number string

sys_info_bios¶

Print BIOS vendor, version, and release date as a single line. On Linux: uses dmidecode -t bios. On Solaris: uses prtdiag or smbios.

Exit codes¶

• 0: Always

Output on stdout¶

• Space-separated BIOS info string

sys_info¶

Print hardware identity information. With no argument prints all fields. Use a flag to select a single field.

Example¶

sys_info
sys_info --serial

Arguments¶

• $1 (string): Optional: --manufacturer, --model, --serial, --bios

Exit codes¶

• 0: Always
• 1: Unrecognised argument

Output on stdout¶

• Labelled hardware info (no-arg), or a single field value (with flag)