hwinfo

hwinfo Linux command is used to show hardware present in the system.

hwinfo --disk

21: IDE 00.0: 10600 Disk                                        
[Created at block.245]
Unique ID: 3OOL.8MZXfAWnuH8
Parent ID: w7Y8.1T_0outZkp6
SysFS ID: /class/block/sda
SysFS BusID: 0:0:0:0
SysFS Device Link: /devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:1f.2/host0/target0:0:0/0:0:0:0
Hardware Class: disk
Model: "Hitachi HTS54322"
Vendor: "Hitachi"
Device: "HTS54322"
Revision: "ESBO"
Driver: "ahci", "sd"
Driver Modules: "ahci"
Device File: /dev/sda
Device Files: /dev/sda, /dev/disk/by-id/ata-Hitachi_HTS543225A7A384_E2021342GEPG4J, /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_Hitachi_HTS5432_E2021342GEPG4J, /dev/disk/by-path/pci-0000:00:1f.2-scsi-0:0:0:0, /dev/disk/by-id/wwn-0x5000cca614c6395e
Device Number: block 8:0-8:15
BIOS id: 0x80
Geometry (BIOS EDD): CHS 484521/16/63
Size (BIOS EDD): 488397168 sectors
Geometry (BIOS Legacy): CHS 1023/255/63
Drive status: no medium
Config Status: cfg=new, avail=yes, need=no, active=unknown
Attached to: #17 (SATA controller)
> hwinfo --block --short
disk:                                                           
  /dev/sda             Hitachi HTS54322
partition:
  /dev/sda1            Partition
  /dev/sda2            Partition
  /dev/sda3            Partition
  /dev/sda4            Partition
  /dev/sda5            Partition

Related terms

• SysFS
• partition

See also

• Block devices: blkid (UUID), lshw -class disk, hwinfo --disk, udevadm, rescan-scsi-bus.sh, LUN, hdparm, findfs, Add a new disk
• lsblk, pvscan lspci, lsscsi, smartctl, fdisk, parted, Kpartx, pvdiplay, pvs, udisksctl, /dev/sd, nvme list

http://manpages.ubuntu.com/manpages/disco/man8/hwinfo.8.html