inspec/docs/resources/sys_info.md.erb

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title: About the sys_info Resource
platform: os
---

# sys_info

Use the `sys_info` InSpec audit resource to test for operating system properties for the named host, and then returns that info as standard output.

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## Availability

### Installation

This resource is distributed along with InSpec itself. You can use it automatically.

### Version

This resource first became available in v1.0.0 of InSpec.

## Syntax

An `sys_info` resource block declares the hostname to be tested:

    describe sys_info do
      its('hostname') { should eq 'value' }
    end

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## Examples

The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.

### Get system information for example.com

    describe sys_info do
      its('hostname') { should eq 'example.com' }
    end

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## Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, please visit our [matchers page](https://www.inspec.io/docs/reference/matchers/).

### hostname

The `hostname` matcher tests the host for which standard output is returned:

    its('hostname') { should eq 'value' }