jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-21 17:21:05

Or, you could issue a Linux line command.

jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-24 23:12:05

Wait a minute… that sounds difficult.

jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-24 23:27:26

Why would you do this?

jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-25 02:20:01

Sometimes it's easy to find a specific bit of information through a well-targeted line command.

jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-25 02:30:15

Perhaps you don't have a GUI program available or don't want to install one.

jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-25 02:37:42

Probably the main reason to use line commands is for writing scripts.

jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-25 02:50:02

Whether you employ the Linux shell or another programming language, scripting typically requires coding line commands.

jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-25 04:34:04

Many line commands for detecting hardware must be issued under root authority.

jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-25 04:53:22

So either switch to the root user ID, or issue the command under your regular user ID preceded by sudo:

jeff0000 Publish time 2019-09-25 05:03:24

sudo <the_line_command>
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