systool

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NAME
       systool - view system device information by bus, class, and topology


SYNOPSIS
       systool [options [device]]


DESCRIPTION
       Calling	systool	 without  parameters  will  present all available bus
       types, device classes, and root devices.

       When device is supplied, the information reqested by options is	shown
       only  for the specified device, otherwise all present devices are dis-
       played.

       systool uses APIs provided by libsysfs to gather information.  systool
       runs  only  on  Linux  systems  running kernels 2.5 or later, with the
       sysfs filesystem mounted.


OPTIONS
       -a     Show attributes of the requested resource

       -b bus Show information for a specific bus

       -c class
	      Show information for a specific class

       -d     Show only devices

       -h     Show usage

       -p     Show absolute sysfs path to the resource

       -r root_device
	      Show a specific root device tree

       -v     Show all attributes with values

       -A attribute
	      Show attribute value for the requested resource

       -C     Show device’s children

       -D     Show only drivers

       -P     Show device’s parent


SEE ALSO
       The web page of libsysfs at  http://linux-diag.sourceforge.net/Sysfsu-
       tils.html


AUTHOR
       systool	was  written  by Ananth Mavinakayanahalli <ananth@in.ibm.com>
       and Daniel Stekloff <dsteklof@us.ibm.com>.

       This man page was contributed by Martin	Pitt  <mpitt@debian.org>  for
       the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).



Martin Pitt		       October 12, 2003			   SYSTOOL(1)