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P. KirkbrideBasic Linux Terminal Tips and Trickshttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6035-7_9

9. Hardware Details and /dev

Philip Kirkbride1 
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Montreal, QC, Canada
 

In this chapter, we’ll look at some useful commands for checking the details of the hardware on the machine you’re using or connecting to. When connecting to a machine via SSH, you may not know all the details about what kind of hardware you’re dealing with. Even if you’re using a machine you’re used to or some embedded device, you may not know all the details. Additionally, if you are completely familiar with the hardware of a device, you may be able to find hardware issues by checking the details to see if they match up with what you’ve expected.

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