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Linux FAQ: How can I find Linux processor and memory information? (Also written as, How can I find Linux CPU information?, How can I find Linux RAM information?)

To see what type of processor/CPU your computer system has, use this Linux processor command:

cat /proc/cpuinfo

As you can see, all you have to do is use the Linux cat command on a special file on your Linux system. (See below for sample processor output.)

To see your Linux memory information and memory stats use this command:

Problem: You have a plain text file that has been compressed with the gzip command, and you'd like to display the file contents with the Unix/Linux cat or more commands.

Solution: Instead of using the cat or more commands, use their equivalents for working with gz files, the zcat and zmore commands.