NAME
System::Info - Factory for system specific information objects
SYNOPSIS
use System::Info;
my $si = System::Info->new;
printf "Hostname: %s\n", $si->host;
printf "Number of CPU's: %s\n", $si->ncpu;
printf "Processor type: %s\n", $si->cpu_type; # short
printf "Processor description: %s\n", $si->cpu; # long
printf "OS and version: %s\n", $si->os;or
use System::Info qw( sysinfo );
printf "[%s]\n", sysinfo ();or
$ perl -MSystem::Info=si_uname -le print+si_unameDESCRIPTION
System::Info tries to present system-related information, like number of CPU's, architecture, OS and release related information in a system-independent way. This releases the user of this module of the need to know if the information comes from Windows, Linux, HP-UX, AIX, Solaris, Irix, or VMS, and if the architecture is i386, x64, pa-risc2, or arm.
METHODS
System::Info->new
Factory method, with fallback to the information in POSIX::uname ().
sysinfo
sysinfo returns a string with host, os and cpu_type.
sysinfo_hash
sysinfo_hash returns a hash reference with basic system information, like:
{ cpu => 'Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz (GenuineIntel 2700MHz)',
cpu_count => '1 [8 cores]',
cpu_cores => 8,
cpu_type => 'x86_64',
distro => 'openSUSE Tumbleweed 20171030',
hostname => 'foobar',
os => 'linux - 4.13.10-1-default [openSUSE Tumbleweed 20171030]',
osname => 'Linux',
osvers => '4.13.10-1-default'
}si_uname (@args)
This class gathers most of the uname(1) info, make a comparable version. Takes almost the same arguments:
a for all (can be omitted)
n for nodename
s for os name and version
m for cpu name
c for cpu count
p for cpu_typeSEE ALSO
There are more modules that provide system and/or architectural information.
Where System::Info aims at returning the information that is useful for bug reports, some other modules focus on a single aspect (possibly with way more variables and methods than System::Info does supports), or are limited to use on a specific architecture, like Windows or Linux.
Here are some of the alternatives and how to replace that code with what System::Info offers. Not all returned values will be exactly the same.
Sys::Hostname
use Sys::Hostname;
say "Hostname: ", hostname;
->
use System::Info;
my $si = System::Info->new;
say "Hostname: ", $si->host;Sys::Hostname is a CORE module, and will always be available.
Unix::Processors
use Unix::Processors;
my $up = Unix::Processors->new;
say "CPU type : ", $up->processors->[0]->type; # Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
say "CPU count: ", $up->max_physical; # 4
say "CPU cores: ", $up->max_online; # 8
say "CPU speed: ", $up->max_clock; # 2700
->
use System::Info;
my $si = System::Info->new;
say "CPU type : ", $si->cpu;
say "CPU count: ", $si->ncpu;
say "CPU cores: ", $si->ncore;
say "CPU speed: ", $si->cpu =~ s{^.*\b([0-9.]+)\s*[A-Z]Hz.*}{$1}r;The number reported by max_physical is inaccurate for modern CPU's
Sys::Info
Sys::Info has a somewhat rigid configuration, which causes it to fail installation on e.g. (modern versions of) CentOS and openSUSE Tumbleweed.
It aims at returning a complete set of information, but as I cannot install it on openSUSE Tumbleweed, I cannot test it and show the analogies.
Sys::CPU
use Sys::CPU;
say "CPU type : ", Sys::CPU::cpu_type; # Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-6820HQ CPU @ 2.70GHz
say "CPU count: ", Sys::CPU::cpu_count; # 8
say "CPU speed: ", Sys::CPU::cpu_clock; # 2700
->
use System::Info;
my $si = System::Info->new;
say "CPU type : ", $si->get_cpu; # or ->cpu
say "CPU count: ", $si->get_core_count; # or ->ncore
say "CPU speed: ", $si->get_cpu =~ s{^.*\b([0-9.]+)\s*[A-Z]Hz.*}{$1}r;The speed reported by Sys::CPU is the current speed, and it will change from call to call. YMMV.
Sys::CPU is not available on CPAN anymore, but you can still get is from BackPAN.
Devel::Platform::Info
Devel::Platform::Info derives information from the files /etc/issue, /etc/.issue and the output of the commands uname -a (and -m, -o, -r, and -s) and lsb_release -a. It returns no information on CPU type, CPU speed, or Memory.
use Devel::Platform::Info;
my $info = Devel::Platform::Info->new->get_info ();
# { archname => 'x86_64',
# codename => 'n/a',
# is32bit => 0,
# is64bit => 1,
# kernel => 'linux-5.17.4-1-default',
# kname => 'Linux',
# kvers => '5.17.4-1-default',
# osflag => 'linux',
# oslabel => 'openSUSE',
# osname => 'GNU/Linux',
# osvers => '20220426',
# }
->
use System::Info;
my $si = System::Info->new;
my $info = {
archname => $si->cpu_type, # x86_64
codename => undef,
is32bit => undef,
is64bit => undef,
kernel => "$^O-".$si->_osvers, # linux-5.17.4-1-default
kname => $si->_osname, # Linux
kvers => $si->_osvers, # 5.17.4-1-default
osflag => $^O, # linux
oslabel => $si->distro, # openSUSE Tumbleweed 20220426
osname => undef,
osvers => $si->distro, # openSUSE Tumbleweed 20220426
};Devel::CheckOS
This one does not return the OS information as such, but features an alternative to $^O.
Sys::OsRelease
Interface to FreeDesktop.Org's os-release standard.
use Sys::OsRealease;
Sys::OsRelease->init;
my $i = Sys::OsRelease->instance;
say $i->ansi_color; # 0;32
say $i->bug_report_url; # https://bugs.opensuse.org
say $i->cpe_name; # cpe:/o:opensuse:tumbleweed:20220426
say $i->documentation_url; # https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed
say $i->home_url; # https://www.opensuse.org/
say $i->id; # opensuse-tumbleweed
say $i->id_like; # opensuse suse
say $i->logo; # distributor-logo-Tumbleweed
say $i->name; # openSUSE Tumbleweed
say $i->pretty_name; # openSUSE Tumbleweed
say $i->version_id; # 20220426COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
(c) 2016-2023, Abe Timmerman & H.Merijn Brand, All rights reserved.
With contributions from Jarkko Hietaniemi, Campo Weijerman, Alan Burlison, Allen Smith, Alain Barbet, Dominic Dunlop, Rich Rauenzahn, David Cantrell.
This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
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This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.