si(1)		  si (System Information Viewer)	    si(1)


NAME
       si (System Information Viewer) - Version 0.9


SYNOPSYS
       si   [-h	 |  -? | --help]  [-f <file>]  [-o smkfnp]  [-p |
       --no-pager] [--dump | --color | --ps | --html]


DESCRIPTION
       si (System Information Viewer) is a Linux application that
       displays	 information  about  the local computer from data
       gathered from the /proc filesystem, a  readable	interface
       to kernel memory.

       To run, si requires an operating system which supports and
       implements the /proc filesystem.	 The Linux kernel  allows
       disabling  the  /proc  filesystem, which would cause si to
       not function.  si also requires a C compiler, and standard
       C libraries.


USAGE
       Since  version  0.5,  si automatically pipes the output to
       less so manual piping to a pager is no longer required.

       Version 0.6 added a command-line option to send output  to
       a file, which can be used:

	      si -f mycomputer.info

       One or more of the following arguments may be used with si

	      -h or -?	will display usage information

	      -f <file> will send output to the file specified

	      -o when used with one  or	 more  of  the	following
	      characters will display only the corresponding sec-
	      tion:

		     s	System	Section	  (CPU	information,  IO-
		     ports, interrupts...)

		     h	Hardware  Section  (TTY, IDE, SCSI, sound
		     drivers and devices...)

		     m Memory Section  (total memory,  used  mem-
		     ory, virtual memory...)

		     k	Kernel	Section	  (kernel version, loaded
		     modules, boot command line...)

		     f	  File-System	 Section     (partitions,
		     supported filesystems, mounts...)

		     n Network Section	(host and domain name)

		     p Process Section	(extensive information on
		     all running processes)

	      -p will disable sending output to the pager

	      --dump will use dump output mode (default)

	      --color will use color output mode

	      --ps will use process view mode

	      --html will use HTML output mode

       Since version 0.7 you may setup	a  default  configuration
       file.	This   file   may   be	 named:	 '~/.si.conf'  or
       '/etc/si.conf'.	For more information on using this  file,
       read the included 'si.conf'.

       Version 0.8 adds multiple output modes.	The standard out-
       put mode is referred to as the "dump output mode"  and  is
       default.	  There	 is  a	"color	output	mode"  which uses
       ncurses to display colorized  pages.   The  "process  view
       mode" displays the colorized process information page also
       found in the color mode.

       Version 0.9 adds a HTML output mode.  When si is	 executed
       with  the  --html flag the information about the system is
       returned in HTML.  Using this option, si can be used as	a
       CGI program.



AUTHORS
       Joe Turgeon - (jturgeon@isd.net)


SEE ALSO
       proc(5)

			   July 16 1999				2


