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

# gpioinfo(1)

libgpiod command-line utility

## NAME

gpioinfo - libgpiod command-line utility

## SYNOPSIS

**gpioinfo** \[*OPTIONS*\] \[*line*\]...

## DESCRIPTION

Print information about GPIO lines.

Lines are specified by name, or optionally by offset if the chip option is provided.

If no lines are specified then all lines are displayed.

## OPTIONS

- **--by-name**

  treat lines as names even if they would parse as an offset

- **-c**, **--chip** \<chip\>

  restrict scope to a particular chip

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

  display this help and exit

- **-s**, **--strict**

  check all lines - don't assume line names are unique

- **--unquoted**

  don't quote line or consumer names

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

  output version information and exit

### Chips:

-

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

## 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.