System Command To Output CPU Type and RAM

stranger_6_7 · 02-02-2007, 12:32 AM

Hi

Does linux have any system command to display processor type and RAM available in a system. Or do we need to write a script to print this system information.

Thanks in Advance
Stranger

Mega Man X · 02-02-2007, 12:38 AM

I think you will find all the info you need in /proc (ex: cat /proc/cpuinfo. << it won't work on every distro, I guess). There has to be a command to find that out, but I can't remember... hmmm

edenCC · 02-02-2007, 01:43 AM

In most common distributions,you can use dmesg or dmidecode to get these details.
Generally,the diretory /proc provides a simple way for you.

stranger_6_7 · 02-02-2007, 05:25 AM

Hi

I am trying to print my system information. But when i use file_get_contents("/proc/cpuinfo"), it is displaying a error message as it is read-protected. How can i read contents of this read protected file.

Thanks in Advance
stranger

Shade · 02-03-2007, 08:19 PM

Check the permissions on /proc/cpuinfo. It should be world readable, but may vary from distro to distro.

Also, if you're trying to do a file open on it, you should be aware that everything in /proc isn't really a file. It's a dynamic tree of what appear used as an interface to the kernel and for various data about your running system.

--Shade

stranger_6_7 · 02-07-2007, 03:08 AM

I have done this using system function
system ( vi '/proc/cpuinfo').

But to save the entire output into a variable
$sysstat = print system(vi '/proc/cpuinfo')

But $sysstat contains only the first line . How can i print the entire information present in cpuinfo.

Thanks in Advance
stranger