---
name: "ssh-facts"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ssh-tools"
version: "1.9-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ssh-facts"
---

# ssh-facts(1)

## NAME

ssh-facts

## SYNOPSIS

ssh-facts \[user@\]hostname

## DESCRIPTION

get some facts about the remote system

For further processing of the data\
 you can use standard shell tools like awk, grep, sed\
 or convert it to JSON with jo and then feed it to jq

## EXAMPLES

- ssh-facts 127.0.0.1

  - ssh-facts 127.0.0.1 \| grep ^OS\_VERSION \| awk -F'=' '{ print $2 }'

  - ssh-facts 127.0.0.1 \| jo -p

  - ssh-facts 127.0.0.1 \| jo \| jq

  - ssh-facts 127.0.0.1 \| jo \| jq .OS\_VERSION