hmmm...i guess we can add the hostname along with this info by doing this:
$ hostname ; system_profiler SPHardwareDataType
...thanks for all the effort, chris...it's appreciated!
don
On Tue, 29 Mar 2005, Chris Devers wrote:
> There turns out to be a better way to narrow this down. As a bonus, it
> runs much faster, too:
>
>
> $ system_profiler SPHardwareDataType
> Hardware:
>
> Hardware Overview:
>
> Machine Model: Power Mac G5
> CPU Type: PowerPC 970 (2.2)
> Number Of CPUs: 2
> CPU Speed: 1.8 GHz
> L2 Cache (per CPU): 512 KB
> Memory: 1 GB
> Bus Speed: 900 MHz
> Boot ROM Version: 5.1.5f0
> Serial Number: XB4091C1QES
> $
>
> So if you want to quickly & unambiguously get the machine's serial, do:
>
> $ system_profiler SPHardwareDataType | grep 'Serial Number'
> Serial Number: XB4091C1QES
> $
>
> That's much better than the other way :-)
>
> To see type types of data you can narrow down to, do a
>
> $ system_profiler -listDataTypes
>
> You'll get around a dozen categories.
>
>
> --
> Chris Devers
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