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Smartmontools

smartmontools (S.M.A.R.T. Monitoring Tools) is a set of utility programs (smartctl and smartd) to control and monitor computer storage systems using the Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting Technology (S.M.A.R.T.) system built into most modern (P)ATA, Serial ATA, SCSI/SAS and NVMe hard drives.

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Developers
Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, Guido Guenther
License
GNU GPL
Operating system
Unix-like (Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, others) and Microsoft Windows
Release
October 2002 (2002-10)
Size
1.3 MB
Stable release
7.5 / April 30, 2025; 15 months ago (2025-04-30)

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Smartmontools

Nodes22
Edges21
Triples20
Avg. degree1.91
Density0.090909
Components1

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Smartmontools

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related to Third-party GUI · 9
Smartmontools → Alexander Shaduri, April, GSmartControl, GUI, HDD Guardian, Mac OS, SMART Utility, The, Windows-only GUI
related to External links · 2
Smartmontools → Official, Ubuntu WikiLarge
Developers · 1
Smartmontools → Bruce Allen, Christian Franke, Guido Guenther
License · 1
Smartmontools → GNU GPL
Operating system · 1
Smartmontools → Unix-like (Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, others) and Microsoft Windows
Release · 1
Smartmontools → October 2002 (2002-10)
Size · 1
Smartmontools → 1.3 MB
Stable release · 1
Smartmontools → 7.5 / April 30, 2025; 15 months ago (2025-04-30)
Type · 1
Smartmontools → Hard Disk utility
Website · 1
Smartmontools → www.smartmontools.org

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hard smartctl drives gui utility system control ata open-source linux interface tools smartd monitor still use user also mac os

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
SmartmontoolsDevelopersBruce Allen, Christian Franke, Guido Guenther1.00infobox
SmartmontoolsLicenseGNU GPL1.00infobox
SmartmontoolsOperating systemUnix-like (Linux, Mac OS X, BSD, others) and Microsoft Windows1.00infobox
SmartmontoolsReleaseOctober 2002 (2002-10)1.00infobox
SmartmontoolsSize1.3 MB1.00infobox
SmartmontoolsStable release7.5 / April 30, 2025; 15 months ago (2025-04-30)1.00infobox
SmartmontoolsTypeHard Disk utility1.00infobox
SmartmontoolsWebsitewww.smartmontools.org1.00infobox
SmartmontoolsWritten inC, C++1.00infobox
Smartmontoolsrelated to External linksOfficial0.60section
Smartmontoolsrelated to External linksUbuntu WikiLarge0.60section
Smartmontoolsrelated to Third-party GUIGSmartControl0.60section

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