explain
Description
The explain command prints what a structure type is for, as the specification describes it, along with its number and its code name.
The type argument is either a number or a code name, e.g. 4 or processor.
Use opendmi-types to see the types and their codes, and -- before the
argument if it could be read as an option.
Types described by extension modules are explained as well, once the module is enabled with the global --module option. The command reads no SMBIOS data, so it works without access to the platform.
The command has no options of its own.
Examples
Explain a type by its code name:
$ opendmi explain processor
Explain a type by its number:
$ opendmi explain 17
Explain a type an extension module describes:
$ opendmi -m dell explain 212