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ethtool: Display the driver information for an interface.

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$ ethtool --driver ${eth0}

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The command "ethtool --driver ${eth0}" is used to retrieve information about the driver associated with the network interface card (NIC) named "eth0" in Linux systems.

Here is an explanation of the different components of the command:

"ethtool" is a commandline utility in Linux systems used to query and control network interface card (NIC) settings. It provides various information and statistics about the NIC and allows you to configure its features.
"--driver" is an option or argument passed to the ethtool command. In this case, it specifies that we want to retrieve information about the driver associated with the NIC.
"${eth0}" is a variable or placeholder representing the network interface we want to query. "eth0" is a common name given to the first Ethernet interface on Linux systems, but it can vary depending on the system. The variable notation "${...}" is used to reference the value of the variable named "eth0" in the command.

By running this command, you will get information about the driver associated with the "eth0" network interface card, such as the driver name, version, and other relevant details.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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