### 2.6.1. Obtaining System Information with the cfx5info Command

You can use the command `cfx5info` to obtain information about your installation and your system. The optional command arguments are given in the following table:

Argument | Usage
--- | ---
`-arch` | Displays the long architecture string for the current machine.
`-cmds` | Prints the location of some common commands, if they can be found in the PATH.
`-config` | If any site-specific or user-specific configuration files are in use, this option will display their locations and contents.
`-full` | Displays a full report on the installation and configuration of ANSYS CFX, suitable for emailing to the ANSYS CFX Support desk. This includes the output of the `-inst` and `-system` options.
`-help` | Shows available command line options and descriptions.
`-host` | Displays the current host name.
`-host-addr <host>` | Looks up the named <host> in the network database, and displays some information about it.
`-inst` | Displays information about the installation directory, and available versions of ANSYS CFX. This is the default if no arguments are passed.
`-os` | Displays the short architecture string for the current machine.
`-reltype` | Displays the release type, which will be “development,” “prerelease” or “release.”
`-subsets` | Shows information about which subsets are installed. This option is valid only for UNIX platforms.
`-system` | Displays information about the system on which ANSYS CFX is running.
`-verbose` | Prints information about the environment variables that are currently set. The alternative form for this argument is -v
`-whereis <cmd>` | Displays all available versions of <cmd>, as found on the PATH. This option can be repeated.

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