HARDINFO(1)

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version 2.3.1 · 2 versions
, in arch rolling, epel 10, epel 9, fedora 43, fedora 44, nixos 26.05, nixpkgs unstable, ubuntu resolute, ubuntu stonking

💖 HARDINFO(1) — like, the system info queen 💖

okay bestie, pull up a chair, because Hardinfo2 is about to become your new main character. this is the manual page for the hardinfo2 command — it lives in the User Commands section of your man pages, and it's literally giving "tell me everything about this machine" energy. 🦋

✨ USAGE ✨

hardinfo2 [OPTION...]

that's it. that's the whole vibe. options go in, knowledge comes out. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

so basically, hardinfo2 is a system information and benchmark tool for Linux systems. it gathers up all the tea about your hardware and your operating system, runs benchmarks that get compared online against other machines, and generates reports for you. it's giving investigative journalist but make it cute. 🔍✨

there's also an online userguide with more info if you want to go deeper: https://hardinfo2.org/userguide

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -h, --help — shows you the help options. the classic "wait what do i do" button. 🫶
  • -q, --quiet — do NOT print status messages to standard output. shhh. silent mode. 🤫
  • -r, --generate-report — creates a report and prints it straight to standard output. the receipts, bestie. 🧾
  • -f, --report-format — picks your report format, and your choices are text or html. pick your aesthetic. 💅
  • -t, --topic — searches for a topic in the CLI report. psst — -t getlist shows you what's available. 👀
  • -c, --topic-cache — searches for a topic in the Cached CLI report. again, -t getlist shows what's available. 🗂️
  • -b, --run-benchmark — runs one specific benchmark, like -b 'FPU FFT'. heads up: when you generate a report, all benchmarks run by default. 🔥
  • -u, --user-note Group-MachineName[-ServerReq] — adds a user note to the data that gets sent to the server. when you add one, like -u 1, synchronization is activated. letters (small + caps), numbers, and dashes are accepted. max length is 50. 0-2 dashes are used as a separator. the format is Group-MachineName-ServerReq — Group and MachineName are for anonymous identification, so you can put benchmarks into a group and sort of identify each machine by the string you chose. ServerReq tells the server which records you want to get back. want the full scoop on the Server Request strings available? it's all at https://hardinfo2.org/userguide#usernote. 💌
  • -g, --result-format — picks your result format: short, conf, or shell. three flavours, all valid. 🌈
  • -n, --max-results — the maximum number of benchmark results to include. -1 means no limit, and the default is 50. 📊
  • -v, --version — shows the program version and quits. quick lil check-in. ⭐
  • -s, --skip-benchmark — disables all benchmark runs. no benchmarks, none, zero. 🙈
  • -w, --very-verbose — shows all the details. every last one. it's giving over-sharer and honestly? we respect it. 💀

🦋 EXAMPLES 🦋

here are some examples of CLI command usage, because seeing it is believing it:

hardinfo2 -b 'FPU FFT'

runs only the FPU FFT benchmark. one job, done slay. 💅

hardinfo2 -u 1

enables updates at startup and starts the GUI. (you can also set this in the GUI, if clicking is more your thing.) 🖱️

hardinfo2 -u choosengroup-choosenid -r

updates data from the server, generates a CLI report, and sends the benchmark with the user-note. more deets at https://hardinfo2.org/userguide#usernote. 📬

hardinfo2 -r

generates a CLI report. simple. iconic. periodt. ✨

Hardinfo2 is Copyright © 2003-2023 L. A. F. Pereira, 2024- Hardinfo2 Project. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.

There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. no cap, fr fr — zero warranty, not even the merchantability kind. 😭

and that's the whole page, bestie! 🎀 this was version 2.2 of the HARDINFO(1) manual, dated May 2025, brought to you by the Hardinfo2 Project. now go gather some system info and be the main character of your own machine. iykyk. 💖✨🦋

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