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-.TH INXI 1 "2019\-11\-19" inxi "inxi manual"
+.TH INXI 1 "2020\-03\-14" inxi "inxi manual"
.SH NAME
inxi \- Command line system information script for console and IRC
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -160,7 +160,8 @@ Also, unmounted partitions are not counted in disk use percentages since inxi
has no access to the used amount.
Also shows per disk information: Disk ID, type (if present), vendor (if detected),
-model, and size. See \fBExtra Data Options\fR for more features.
+model, and size. See \fBExtra Data Options\fR (\fB\-x\fR options) and
+\fBAdmin Extra Data Options\fR (\fB\-\-admin\fR options) for many more features.
.TP
.B \-f\fR,\fB \-\-flags\fR
Show all CPU flags used, not just the short list. Not shown with \fB\-F\fR in order
@@ -526,7 +527,8 @@ actual widths of the terminal. \fB80\fR is the minimum width supported.
.TP
.B \-z\fR,\fB \-\-filter\fR
Adds security filters for IP addresses, serial numbers, MAC,
-location (\fB\-w\fR), and user home directory name. On by default for IRC clients.
+location (\fB\-w\fR), and user home directory name. Removes Host:.
+On by default for IRC clients.
.TP
.B \-Z\fR,\fB \-\-filter\-override\fR
Absolute override for output filters. Useful for debugging networking
@@ -878,7 +880,10 @@ weather observation time (if available), sunset/sunrise (if available).
These options are triggered with \fB\-\-admin\fR or \fB\-a\fR. Admin options are
advanced output options, and are more technical, and mostly of interest to system
administrators or other machine admins.
-The \fB\-\-admin\fR option only has to be used once, and will trigger the following features.
+
+The \fB\-\-admin\fR option sets \fB\-xxx\fR, and only has to be used once.
+It will trigger the following features:
+
.TP
.B \-a \-C\fR
\- Adds CPU family, model\-id, and stepping (replaces \fBrev\fR of \fB\-Cx\fR).
@@ -894,6 +899,27 @@ Format is \fBhexadecimal (decimal)\fR if greater than 9, otherwise \fBhexadecima
.B \-a \-d\fR,\fB\-a \-D\fR
\- Adds logical and physical block size in bytes.
+Using \fBsmartctl\fR (requires sudo/root privileges).
+
+\- Adds device model family, like \fBCaviar Black\fR, if available.
+
+\- Adds SATA type (eg 1.0, 2.6, 3.0) if a SATA device.
+
+\- Adds SMART report line: status, enabled/disabled, health, powered on,
+cycles, and some error cases if out of range values. Note that for Pre-fail items,
+it will show the VALUE and THRESHOLD numbers. It will also fall back for unknown
+attributes that are or have been failing and print out the Attribute name, value,
+threshold, and failing message. This way even for unhandled Attribute names,
+you should get a solid report for full failure cases. Other cases may show
+if inxi believes that the item may be approaching failure. This is a guess so
+make sure to check the drive and smartctl full output to verify before
+taking any further action.
+
+\- Adds, for USB or other external drives, actual model name/serial if
+available, and different from enclosure model/serial, and corrects block
+sizes if necessary. Adds in drive temperature for some drives as well,
+and other useful data.
+
.TP
.B \-a \-p\fR,\fB\-a \-P\fR
\- Adds raw partition size, including file system overhead, partition table, e.g.
@@ -979,7 +1005,10 @@ Force inxi to use Curl, Fetch, Perl, or Wget for downloads.
.B \-\-host\fR
Turns on hostname in System line. Overrides inxi config file value (if set):
-\fBSHOW_HOST='false'\fR
+\fBSHOW_HOST='false'\fR \- Same as: \fBSHOW_HOST='true'\fR
+
+This is an absolute override, the host will always show no matter what
+other switches you use.
.TP
.B \-\-indent\-min [integer]\fR
@@ -1000,11 +1029,14 @@ Updates / installs man page with \fB\-U\fR if \fBpinxi\fR or using \fB\-U 3\fR d
.TP
.B \-\-no\-host\fR
-Turns off hostname in System line. Useful, in combination with \fB\-z\fR,
-for anonymizing inxi output for posting on forums or IRC. Same as
-configuration value:
+Turns off hostname in System line. This is default when using \fB\-z\fR,
+for anonymizing inxi output for posting on forums or IRC. Overrides
+configuration value (if set):
+
+\fBSHOW_HOST='true'\fR \- Same as: \fBSHOW_HOST='false'\fR
-\fBSHOW_HOST='false'\fR
+This is an absolute override, the host will not show no matter what other
+switches you use.
.TP
.B \-\-no\-man\fR