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vcgencmd

Print system information for a Raspberry Pi. More information: https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/computers/os.html#vcgencmd.
  • List all available commands:
    vcgencmd commands
  • Print the current CPU temperature:
    vcgencmd measure_temp
  • Print the current voltage:
    vcgencmd measure_volts
  • Print the throttled state of the system as a bit pattern:
    vcgencmd get_throttled
  • Print the bootloader config (only available on Raspberry Pi 4 models):
    vcgencmd bootloader_config
  • Display Help:
    vcgencmd --help

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