osinfo-detect (1) Linux Manual Page
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