---
name: "lspcmcia"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "pcmciautils"
version: "018-18"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/pccardctl"
---

# lspcmcia(8)

PCMCIA card control utility lspcmcia - display extended PCMCIA debugging information

Part of [pccardctl(8)](/pccardctl/8.md).

## NAME

pccardctl - PCMCIA card control utility\
 lspcmcia - display extended PCMCIA debugging information

## SYNOPSIS

**pccardctl** \[**-V**\] \[**-v ...**\] *command* \[*socket*\]\
 **lspcmcia** \[**-V**\] \[**-v ...**\] \[*socket*\]

## DESCRIPTION

**pccardctl** is used to monitor and control the state of PCMCIA sockets.  If a socket number is specified, the command will be applied to just one socket; otherwise, all sockets will be affected.

If **pccardctl** is executed by root, all commands are available.  If it is executed by an unpriviledged user, only the informational commands are accessible.

**lspcmcia** is an alias for **pccardctl ls**, provided for convenience.

## COMMANDS

- **status**

  Display the current socket status flags.

- **config**

  Display the socket configuration, including power settings, interrupt and I/O window settings, and configuration registers. --not yet implemented

- **ident**

  Display card identification information, including product identification strings, manufacturer ID codes, and function ID codes. Not yet implemented for cardbus cards. Use lspci instead.

- **info**

  Much like the **ident** command, but its output is formatted as a series of Bourne-stype shell variable definitions for use in scripts. Not yet implemented for cardbus cards.

- **ls**

  Display extended debugging information about the PCMCIA sockets and devices present in the system.

- **suspend**

  Shut down and then disable power for a socket.

- **resume**

  Restore power to a socket, and re-configure for use.

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  - **eject**

  Notify all client drivers that this card will be ejected, then cut power to the socket.

- **insert**

  Notify all client drivers that this card has just been inserted.

## OPTIONS

- **-V**

  Show version information and exit.

- **-v**

  Increase the verbosity of the **ls** command. Giving this option twice increases verbosity further.

## AUTHOR

Daniel Ritz - daniel.ritz@gmx.ch\
 based upon the original cardctl man page by\
 David Hinds - dahinds@users.sourceforge.net