opafirmware(8)
β¨ opafirmware β¨
okay bestie so this is opafirmware from the IFSFFCLIRG manual, section 8, and it is literally just here to hand you the firmware tea π
Like, it returns firmware information. That's the whole job. She's not complicated, she's not doing the most, she just looks at a firmware file and tells you what's in it. main character of nothing but she ate regardless π
π SYNTAX π
here's the fit she shows up in, exact vibes only:
opafirmware [--showVersion | --showType] [ firmwareFile]
so you got the flags, you got the optional firmwareFile, and honestly that's the whole entrance π¦
π OPTIONS π
not me listing every single one, because there are no skips on this page, periodt:
--helpβ spills the full help text for you. she's chatty, she's helpful, she wants you to know things π«Ά--showVersionβ tells you the version of the firmware file. like, which one is this. iconic.--showTypeβ tells you the type of the firmware file. different question, same energy πfirmwareFileβ the name of the firmware file you're pointing at, bestie. the actual filename. that's the one.
lowkey important:--showVersionand--showTypeare written with a|between them, so that's an either/or situation, not a both situation. don't try to do the most πΈ
π EXAMPLES π
here's her in her natural habitat, literally just vibing:
ask for the version:
# opafirmware --showVersion STL1.q7.10.0.0.0.spkg
and she gives you:
10.0.0.0
π she said here's your number bestie, no context, no explanation, we love a woman of few words.
now ask for the type:
# opafirmware --showType STL1.q7.10.0.0.0.spkg
and boom:
Omni_Path_Switch_Products.q7
slay. different flag, different answer, same file. she's consistent, she's efficient, she's not doing small talk π₯
π reminder for the girls: the file in both examples isSTL1.q7.10.0.0.0.spkgβ copy it character for character, don't be out here typingSTL1.q7.10.0.0.spkgwith a typo and blaming the tool π
and that's the whole page, bestie. no hidden lore, no secret flags, no plot twist. just a tiny utility that reads firmware files and reports back π
Copyright(C) 2015-2019 Intel Corporation β yes the whole thing is Intel's, we're just here to make it cute π§
stay hydrated, read your manpages, and may your firmware versions always be exactly what you expected. mwah. πβ¨ππ¦
π¦ where this page comes from
- centos-stream 9: opa-fastfabric 1:10.12.1.0.6-1.el9 Β· BSD or GPLv2
- debian bookworm: opa-fastfabric 10.10.3.0.11-1+b1 Β· BSD-3-clause-top
- debian trixie: opa-fastfabric 10.10.3.0.11-1+b2 Β· BSD-3-clause-top
- opensuse-leap 16.0: opa-fastfabric 10.14.4.0.20-160000.3.2 Β· BSD-3-Clause OR GPL-2.0-only
- ubuntu jammy: opa-fastfabric 10.10.3.0.11-1ubuntu1 Β· BSD-3-clause-top
- ubuntu noble: opa-fastfabric 10.10.3.0.11-1ubuntu3 Β· BSD-3-clause-top
- ubuntu questing: opa-fastfabric 10.10.3.0.11-1ubuntu3
- ubuntu resolute: opa-fastfabric 10.10.3.0.11-1ubuntu4 Β· BSD-3-clause-top
- ubuntu stonking: opa-fastfabric 10.10.3.0.11-1ubuntu5 Β· BSD-3-clause-top
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