system_profiler

system_profiler reports on the hardware and software configuration of the system. It can generate plain text reports or XML reports which can be opened with System Information.app

Author: Ethan Nay Created: 2023-07-12

Discovery bash zsh

Paths

/usr/sbin/system_profiler

Example Use Cases

Listing the available datatypes #

List all available sub-systems to get information from.

system_profiler -listDataTypes

Discovery bash zsh

Print hardware information #

Prints an overview of the hardware of the current machine, including its model name and serial number.

system_profiler SPHardwareDataType

Discovery bash zsh

Print software information #

Prints an overview of the software of the current machine, including the exact macOS version number.

system_profiler SPSoftwareDataType

Discovery bash zsh

Print the information of developer tools #

Prints the currently active version of the Xcode developer tools and SDK.

system_profiler SPDeveloperToolsDataType

Discovery bash zsh

Print power and battery information #

Prints power and battery information, including the current AC wattage and battery cycle count.

system_profiler SPPowerDataType

Discovery bash zsh

system_profiler

Paths

Example Use Cases

Listing the available datatypes #

Print hardware information #

Print software information #

Print the information of developer tools #

Print power and battery information #

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