---
name: "gpiodetect"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libgpiod"
version: "2.3.1-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gpiodetect"
---

# gpiodetect(1)

libgpiod command-line utility

## NAME

gpiodetect - libgpiod command-line utility

## SYNOPSIS

**gpiodetect** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*chip*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

List GPIO chips, print their labels and number of GPIO lines.

Chips may be identified by number, name, or path. e.g. '0', 'gpiochip0', and '/dev/gpiochip0' all refer to the same chip.

If no chips are specified then all chips are listed.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  display this help and exit

- **-v**, **--version**

  output version information and exit

## AUTHOR

Bartosz Golaszewski \<brgl@kernel.org\>

## REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to:\
     Bartosz Golaszewski \<brgl@kernel.org\>\
     linux-gpio \<linux-gpio@vger.kernel.org\>

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2017-2023 Bartosz Golaszewski License: GPL-2.0-or-later\
 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.