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/usr/bin/osinfo-detect

GObject library for managing information about operating systems, hypervisors and the (virtual) hardware devices they can support

From libosinfo 1.12.0-r5 (enterprise-packages), captured 2026-11-08 by running osinfo-detect --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
  osinfo-detect [OPTION…] - Detect if media is bootable and the relevant OS and distribution.

Help Options:
  -h, --help              Show help options

Application Options:
  -f, --format=FORMAT     Select the output format
  -t, --type=TYPE         Select the type of what is being detected
  -a, --all               Report all matches, not just the first

The only value available for FORMAT is 'plain', which means plain text.
TYPE can be either 'media' (the default) for CD/DVD ISOs,
or 'tree' for install trees.
Options (4)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpShow help optionshelp
-f, --format FORMATSelect the output formathelp + man
-t, --type TYPESwitch between looking for CD/DVD ISO media (media, the default) or install trees (tree)help + man
-a, --allReport all operating systems with matching media, instead of only the first match.help + man
Exit status (2) from the manual page
0an operating system was detected
1none was found

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.