36.4. USB Devices: lsusb

The command lsusb lists all USB devices. With the option -v, print a more detailed list. The detailed information is read from the directory /proc/bus/usb/. The following is the output of lsusb after a USB memory stick was attached. The last lines indicate the presence of the new device.

Bus 004 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 003 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 0000:0000  
Bus 001 Device 018: ID 0402:5634 ALi Corp. 
  

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