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lsusb:tldr:99b68
lsusb: List detailed information about a USB device.
$ lsusb -D ${device}
try on your machine
The command lsusb -D ${device}
is used to fetch detailed information about a specific USB device connected to the system.
Here's a breakdown of the command components:
lsusb
is a command-line utility in Linux used to display information about all connected USB devices.- The
-D
option is used to request detailed information about a specific device. ${device}
is a placeholder for the target device's address or identifier. You need to replace${device}
with the actual device address or identifier, typically in the formatbus:device
. For example, if you want to get details about a device with the bus number 001 and the device number 002, you would replace${device}
with001:002
(e.g.,lsusb -D 001:002
).
By executing this command, you obtain extensive information about the specified USB device, including its manufacturer, product ID, serial number, USB version, device class, configuration details, and more.
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.