vcgencmd Command Examples

Print system information for a Raspberry Pi. More information: https://www.raspberrypi.com/documentation/computers/os.html#vcgencmd.

• List all available commands:

vcgencmd commands

• Print the current CPU temperature:

vcgencmd measure_temp

• Print the current voltage:

vcgencmd measure_volts

• Print the throttled state of the system as a bit pattern:

vcgencmd get_throttled

• Print the bootloader configuration (only available on Raspberry Pi 4 models):

vcgencmd bootloader_config

• Display help:

vcgencmd --help