Peter
Reputation: 1679
Linux basicinformation about pci.ids
What is the pci.ids file? Where can I find it? What is the purpose of this file?
I'm new in Linux programming and stumbled over this file.
Upvotes: 0
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Answers (1)
Nejc
Reputation: 700
This is a repository of known ID's used in PCI devices: ID's of vendors, devices, subsystems and device classes. It is used in various programs to display full human-readable names instead of cryptic numeric codes.
The location of this file is at: /usr/share/hwdata/pci.ids
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