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.TH INXI 1 "2012-09-11" inxi "inxi manual" .TH INXI 1 "2012-09-04" inxi "inxi manual"
.SH NAME .SH NAME
inxi - Command line system information script for console and IRC inxi - Command line system information script for console and IRC
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.B inxi \fR[\fB--help\fR] \fR[\fB--recommends\fR] \fR[\fB--version\fR] \fR[\fB-@ NUMBER\fR] .B inxi \fR[\fB--help\fR] \fR[\fB--recommends\fR] \fR[\fB--version\fR] \fR[\fB-@ NUMBER\fR]
.SH DESCRIPTION .SH DESCRIPTION
.B inxi\fR is a command line system information script built for for console and IRC. It is also used for forum technical .B inxi\fR is a command line system information script built for for console and IRC. It is also used for forum technical support, as a debugging tool, to quickly ascertain user system configuration and hardware. inxi shows system
support, as a debugging tool, to quickly ascertain user system configuration and hardware. inxi shows system
hardware, CPU, drivers, Xorg, Desktop, Kernel, GCC version(s), Processes, RAM usage, and a wide variety of other hardware, CPU, drivers, Xorg, Desktop, Kernel, GCC version(s), Processes, RAM usage, and a wide variety of other
useful information. useful information.
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.B /inxi \fR[\fBoptions\fR] .B /inxi \fR[\fBoptions\fR]
.TP .TP
.B weechat .B WeeChat
.B /shell -o inxi \fR[\fBoptions\fR] .B /shell -o inxi \fR[\fBoptions\fR]
For Weechat to run external scripts like inxi, you have to install shell.py (if you don't already have it). Before WeeChat can run external scripts like inxi, you need to install the
To install shell.py, run this command inside of weechat: weechat-plugins package. This is automatically installed for Debian users.
.B /weeget install shell.py Next, if you don't already have it, you need to install shell.py,
which is a python script.
In a web browser, Click on the download button at
http://www.weechat.org/scripts/source/stable/shell.py.html/
Make the script executable by
chmod +x shell.py
Move it to your home folder /.weechat/python/autoload/
logout
start WeeChat with
weechat-curses
Top of screen should say what pythons scripts have loaded... includes shell
Then to run inxi, you would enter a command like this: Then to run inxi, you would enter a command like this:
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If you leave off the \fB-o\fR, only you will see the output on your local weechat. If you leave off the \fB-o\fR, only you will see the output on your local weechat.
WeeChat users may also like to check out the weeget.py
.SH PRIVACY AND SECURITY .SH PRIVACY AND SECURITY
In order to maintain basic privacy and security, inxi filters out automatically on IRC things like In order to maintain basic privacy and security, inxi filters out automatically on IRC things like
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Show partition UUIDs. Default: short partition \fB-P\fR. For full \fB-p\fR output, use: \fB-pu\fR (or \fB-plu\fR). Show partition UUIDs. Default: short partition \fB-P\fR. For full \fB-p\fR output, use: \fB-pu\fR (or \fB-plu\fR).
.TP .TP
.B -U .B -U
Note -- Maintainer may have disabled this function.
If inxi -h has no listing for U then its disabled.
Auto-update script. Note: if you installed as root, you must be root to update, Auto-update script. Note: if you installed as root, you must be root to update,
otherwise user is fine. Also installs /updates this Man Page to: \fB-/usr/share/man/man8\fR otherwise user is fine. Also installs /updates this Man Page to: \fB-/usr/share/man/man8\fR
This requires that you be root to write to that directory. This requires that you be root to write to that directory.
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.SH AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS TO CODE .SH AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS TO CODE
.B inxi .B inxi
.R is is a fork of locsmif's largely unmaintained yet very clever, infobash script. is is a fork of locsmif's largely unmaintained yet very clever, infobash script.
Original infobash author and copyright holder: Original infobash author and copyright holder:
Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Michiel de Boer a.k.a. locsmif Copyright (C) 2005-2007 Michiel de Boer a.k.a. locsmif
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Further thanks to the various inxi package maintainers, distro support people, forum Further thanks to the various inxi package maintainers, distro support people, forum
moderators, and others, who contribute ideas, suggestions, and patches. moderators, and others, who contribute ideas, suggestions, and patches.
This Man page was created by aus9, with help from Harald (aka h2). This Man page was created by Gordon Spencer (aka aus9), with help from Harald (aka h2 or TechAdmin)