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sensors Command - Show Hardware Sensor Information

The sensors command is used to display the current readings of all sensor chips, including CPU temperature, fan speeds, and voltages. It is useful for monitoring hardware health on Linux systems.

Syntax

sensors [options]

Examples

sensors

Display all detected sensor information (temperature, voltage, fan speed, etc.).

sensors -u

Show raw output (unprocessed) from sensors.

sensors -A

Show all features, including those not normally shown.

Notes

The lm-sensors package must be installed to use sensors.
Run sensors-detect as root to detect available sensors on your system.
Some sensors may require additional kernel modules to be loaded.

Related Linux Commands:

sensors-detect - Detect available hardware sensors
dmesg - Print kernel ring buffer messages
lshw - List hardware configuration
top - Display Linux processes and system resource usage