osinfo-detect (1) - Linux Manuals

osinfo-detect: Detect the operating system on installable media or trees

NAME

osinfo-detect - Detect the operating system on installable media or trees

SYNOPSIS

osinfo-detect [OPTIONS...] PATH|URI

DESCRIPTION

Examine the "PATH" or "URI" to determine what (if any) operating system it is for, and whether it is installable or is a Live image. By default "PATH" or "URI" will be interpreted as pointing to ISO media. To request examination of an install tree instead, the option "--type=tree" should be given.

The output information is formatted for humans; to obtain machine readable output, the option "--format=env" should be given to produce shell-like key/value pairs.

OPTIONS

--format=plain|env

Switch between human readable output (plain, the default) or machine readable output (env).

--type=media|tree

Switch between looking for CD/DVD ISO media (media, the default) or install trees (tree)

EXIT STATUS

The exit status will be 0 if an operating system was detected, or 1 if none was found.

AUTHORS

Zeeshan Ali (Khattak) <zeeshanak [at] gnome.org>, Daniel P. Berrange <berrange [at] redhat.com>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2011-2012 Red Hat, Inc.

LICENSE

"osinfo-detect" is distributed under the termsof the GNU LGPL v2 license. This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE