On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Jerry Fess wrote:
> So, how can I find out the serial number of the computer via Unix
> command?
Use the 'system_profiler' command. Here's one way to do it:
$ /usr/sbin/system_profiler -detailLevel 2 | grep 'Serial Number:'
Serial Number: XB4091C1QES
Serial Number: DBDL919610WL
Serial Number: 3JS2XGS7
$
Note a couple of things though:
* this command does a full system scan, so it's pretty slow
* chances are you'll get more than one 'Serial Number:' line.
This second point is the annoying one. You probably only want the first
serial number; any others will be for other hardware or applications,
rather than for your system overall. Doing a `grep` with three lines of
context will show this more clearly:
$ /usr/sbin/system_profiler -detailLevel 2 | grep -C3 'Serial Number:'
Memory: 1 GB
Bus Speed: 900 MHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f0
Serial Number: XB4091C1QES
--
Manufacturer: PIONEER
Model: PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-106D
Revision: A606
Serial Number: DBDL919610WL
Drive Type: CD-RW/DVD-RW
Disc Burning: Apple Supported/Shipped
Removable Media: Yes
--
Capacity: 149.05 GB
Model: ST3160023AS
Revision: 3.05
Serial Number: 3JS2XGS7
Removable Media: No
Detachable Drive: No
BSD Name: disk0
$
To just get the first one, add a `head -1` suffix to end up with this:
$ /usr/sbin/system_profiler -detailLevel 2 | \
> grep 'Serial Number:' | head -1
Serial Number: XB4091C1QES
$
And to just capture the third field from that, you can use `awk`:
$ /usr/sbin/system_profiler -detailLevel 2 | \
> grep 'Serial Number:' | head -1 | awk '{print $3}'
XB4091C1QES
$
Make sense?
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by The Beatles
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