6. lsusb, lspci, lsscsi

Lesson Content

Just like we would use the ls command to list files and directories, we can use similar tools that list information about devices.

Listing USB Devices

$ lsusb

Listing PCI Devices

$ lspci

Listing SCSI Devices

$ lsscsi

Exercise

Try out each of these commands and see the output you receive.

Quiz Question

# What command can be used to view usb devices? > The lsusb command, also known as the “List USB” command, is used in Linux to list all the USB devices attached to the system. The lsusb command simply lists the connected devices and does not provide further information about the usb devices. For more information about the attached USB devices use the dmesg command. 1. [ ] lssci 2. [ ] lspci 3. [x] lsusb