FreeBSD Supported Facts

Generated from docs/schema/facts.yaml . conditional entries may be absent on a host when their preconditions do not hold.

Example Output

$ facts --json
{
  "disks": {
    "ada0": {
      "model": "Virtual Disk",
      "serial_number": "S250NXAG959927J",
      "size": "64.00 GiB",
      "size_bytes": 68719476736
    }
  },
  "kernel": {
    "name": "FreeBSD",
    "release": {
      "full": "14.3-RELEASE",
      "major": "14",
      "minor": "3"
    },
    "version": {
      "full": "14.3"
    }
  },
  "networking": {
    "hostname": "freebsd01",
    "interfaces": {
      "vtnet0": {
        "ip": "192.0.2.40",
        "mac": "58:9c:fc:00:00:01",
        "mtu": 1500
      }
    }
  },
  "os": {
    "family": "FreeBSD",
    "name": "FreeBSD",
    "release": {
      "major": "14",
      "full": "14.3-RELEASE"
    }
  },
  "partitions": {
    "ada0p1": {
      "partlabel": "gptboot0",
      "size": "512.00 KiB",
      "size_bytes": 524288
    }
  },
  "path": [
    "/sbin",
    "/bin",
    "/usr/sbin",
    "/usr/bin"
  ]
}

Fact Contract

131 schema entries include freebsd.

Fact	Type	Conditional	Description
`augeas.version`	`string`	yes	The Augeas version reported by augparse, when Augeas is installed.
`cloud.provider`	`string`	yes	The cloud provider hosting the machine: aws, azure, or gce.
`disks.*`	`map`	yes	A block device attached to the system, keyed by device name.
`disks.*.model`	`string`	yes	The model of the disk.
`disks.*.serial_number`	`string`	yes	The serial number of the disk.
`disks.*.size`	`string`	yes	The display size of the disk, such as 1.00 GiB.
`disks.*.size_bytes`	`integer`	yes	The size of the disk, in bytes.
`disks.*.type`	`string`	yes	The kind of disk: ssd or hdd.
`dmi.bios.release_date`	`string`	yes	The release date of the system BIOS.
`dmi.bios.vendor`	`string`	yes	The vendor of the system BIOS.
`dmi.bios.version`	`string`	yes	The version of the system BIOS.
`dmi.manufacturer`	`string`	yes	The manufacturer of the system.
`dmi.product.name`	`string`	yes	The product name of the system (the hardware model on macOS).
`dmi.product.serial_number`	`string`	yes	The serial number of the system.
`dmi.product.uuid`	`string`	yes	The hardware UUID of the system.
`ec2_metadata`	`map`	yes	The EC2 instance metadata tree, on AWS instances.
`ec2_userdata`	`string`	yes	The EC2 instance user data, on AWS instances that define it.
`facterversion`	`string`	no	The Facter compatibility version of the Facts engine.
`identity.gid`	`integer`	no	The group identifier of the user running Facts.
`identity.group`	`string`	no	The group name of the user running Facts.
`identity.privileged`	`boolean`	no	Whether Facts is running with root (or Administrator) privileges.
`identity.uid`	`integer`	no	The user identifier of the user running Facts.
`identity.user`	`string`	no	The name of the user running Facts.
`is_virtual`	`boolean`	no	Whether the machine is a virtual machine or container.
`kernel.name`	`string`	no	The kernel name, such as Linux, Darwin, windows, FreeBSD, or Plan 9.
`kernel.release.full`	`string`	no	The full kernel release reported by the system.
`kernel.release.major`	`string`	no	The major component of the kernel release.
`kernel.release.minor`	`string`	no	The minor component of the kernel release.
`kernel.release.patch`	`string`	yes	The patch component of the kernel release, when one is present.
`kernel.version.full`	`string`	no	The kernel version, without any release suffix.
`load_averages.15m`	`double`	no	The 15-minute system load average (null on Windows).
`load_averages.1m`	`double`	no	The 1-minute system load average (null on Windows).
`load_averages.5m`	`double`	no	The 5-minute system load average (null on Windows).
`memory.swap.available`	`string`	yes	The display amount of free swap, such as 1.00 GiB.
`memory.swap.available_bytes`	`integer`	yes	The free swap, in bytes.
`memory.swap.capacity`	`string`	yes	The percentage of swap in use.
`memory.swap.encrypted`	`boolean`	yes	Whether the swap is encrypted.
`memory.swap.total`	`string`	yes	The display amount of total swap, such as 1.00 GiB.
`memory.swap.total_bytes`	`integer`	yes	The total swap, in bytes.
`memory.swap.used`	`string`	yes	The display amount of swap in use, such as 1.00 GiB.
`memory.swap.used_bytes`	`integer`	yes	The swap in use, in bytes.
`memory.system.available`	`string`	no	The display amount of free physical memory, such as 1.00 GiB.
`memory.system.available_bytes`	`integer`	no	The free physical memory, in bytes.
`memory.system.capacity`	`string`	no	The percentage of physical memory in use.
`memory.system.total`	`string`	yes	The display amount of total physical memory, such as 16.00 GiB.
`memory.system.total_bytes`	`integer`	yes	The total physical memory, in bytes.
`memory.system.used`	`string`	no	The display amount of physical memory in use, such as 1.00 GiB.
`memory.system.used_bytes`	`integer`	no	The physical memory in use, in bytes.
`mountpoints.*`	`map`	yes	A mounted filesystem, keyed by mount path.
`mountpoints.*.available`	`string`	no	The display amount of free space on the mount, such as 1.00 GiB.
`mountpoints.*.available_bytes`	`integer`	no	The free space on the mount, in bytes.
`mountpoints.*.capacity`	`string`	no	The percentage of the mount’s space in use.
`mountpoints.*.device`	`string`	no	The device backing the mount.
`mountpoints.*.filesystem`	`string`	no	The filesystem type of the mount.
`mountpoints.*.options`	`array`	no	The mount options the filesystem is mounted with.
`mountpoints.*.size`	`string`	no	The display size of the mount, such as 100.00 GiB.
`mountpoints.*.size_bytes`	`integer`	no	The size of the mount, in bytes.
`mountpoints.*.used`	`string`	no	The display amount of space in use on the mount, such as 1.00 GiB.
`mountpoints.*.used_bytes`	`integer`	no	The space in use on the mount, in bytes.
`networking.dhcp`	`string`	no	The DHCP server of the primary interface, when known.
`networking.domain`	`string`	yes	The DNS domain of the host, when one is configured.
`networking.fqdn`	`string`	no	The fully qualified domain name of the host.
`networking.hostname`	`string`	yes	The short host name of the machine.
`networking.interfaces.*`	`map`	yes	A network interface, keyed by interface name.
`networking.interfaces.*.bindings`	`array`	yes	The IPv4 bindings of the interface (address, netmask, network).
`networking.interfaces.*.bindings6`	`array`	yes	The IPv6 bindings of the interface (address, netmask, network, scope6, flags).
`networking.interfaces.*.dhcp`	`string`	yes	The DHCP server of the interface, when known (null on Windows interfaces without one).
`networking.interfaces.*.duplex`	`string`	yes	The duplex mode of the interface: full or half.
`networking.interfaces.*.ip`	`string`	yes	The first IPv4 address bound to the interface.
`networking.interfaces.*.ip6`	`string`	yes	The first IPv6 address bound to the interface.
`networking.interfaces.*.mac`	`string`	yes	The MAC address of the interface.
`networking.interfaces.*.mtu`	`integer`	yes	The maximum transmission unit of the interface.
`networking.interfaces.*.netmask`	`string`	yes	The IPv4 netmask of the interface’s first binding.
`networking.interfaces.*.netmask6`	`string`	yes	The IPv6 netmask of the interface’s first binding.
`networking.interfaces.*.network`	`string`	yes	The IPv4 network of the interface’s first binding.
`networking.interfaces.*.network6`	`string`	yes	The IPv6 network of the interface’s first binding.
`networking.interfaces.*.operational_state`	`string`	yes	The operational state of the interface, such as up or down.
`networking.interfaces.*.scope6`	`string`	yes	The IPv6 scope of the interface’s first binding, such as global or link.
`networking.interfaces.*.speed`	`integer`	yes	The negotiated speed of the interface, in Mbit/s.
`networking.ip`	`string`	yes	The IPv4 address of the primary interface.
`networking.ip6`	`string`	yes	The IPv6 address of the primary interface.
`networking.mac`	`string`	yes	The MAC address of the primary interface.
`networking.mtu`	`integer`	yes	The maximum transmission unit of the primary interface.
`networking.netmask`	`string`	yes	The IPv4 netmask of the primary interface.
`networking.netmask6`	`string`	yes	The IPv6 netmask of the primary interface.
`networking.network`	`string`	yes	The IPv4 network of the primary interface.
`networking.network6`	`string`	yes	The IPv6 network of the primary interface.
`networking.primary`	`string`	yes	The name of the primary interface.
`networking.scope6`	`string`	yes	The IPv6 scope of the primary interface, such as global or link.
`os.architecture`	`string`	no	The operating system’s hardware architecture, such as x86_64 or arm64.
`os.family`	`string`	no	The operating system family, such as Debian, RedHat, Darwin, windows, or Plan 9.
`os.hardware`	`string`	no	The hardware model of the machine, such as x86_64.
`os.name`	`string`	no	The operating system name, such as Ubuntu, Darwin, windows, or Plan 9.
`os.release.branch`	`string`	no	The FreeBSD release branch, such as RELEASE-p5.
`os.release.full`	`string`	no	The full release number of the operating system.
`os.release.major`	`string`	no	The major release number of the operating system.
`os.release.minor`	`string`	yes	The minor release number of the operating system, when it has one.
`os.release.patchlevel`	`string`	yes	The FreeBSD patch level of the installed userland.
`partitions.*`	`map`	yes	A disk partition (or device-mapper/loop device), keyed by device path.
`partitions.*.filesystem`	`string`	yes	The filesystem type of the partition.
`partitions.*.mount`	`string`	yes	The path the partition is mounted on.
`partitions.*.partlabel`	`string`	yes	The partition label from the partition table.
`partitions.*.parttype`	`string`	yes	The partition type GUID or identifier.
`partitions.*.partuuid`	`string`	yes	The partition UUID from the partition table.
`partitions.*.size`	`string`	yes	The display size of the partition, such as 1.00 GiB.
`partitions.*.size_bytes`	`integer`	yes	The size of the partition, in bytes.
`path`	`array`	no	The PATH environment entries of the Facts process, in lookup order.
`processors.cores`	`integer`	no	The number of cores per processor socket.
`processors.count`	`integer`	yes	The number of logical processors.
`processors.extensions`	`array`	no	The instruction set architectures the processors support, including the base architecture and x86_64 microarchitecture levels.
`processors.isa`	`string`	yes	The processor instruction set architecture, as reported by the platform.
`processors.models`	`array`	yes	The processor model strings, one entry per logical processor.
`processors.physicalcount`	`integer`	no	The number of physical processor sockets.
`processors.speed`	`string`	yes	The display speed of the processors, such as 2.40 GHz, where the platform reports one (absent on Apple Silicon).
`processors.threads`	`integer`	no	The number of hardware threads per core.
`ssh`	`map`	yes	The structured SSH host key tree, when host keys are visible.
`ssh.*.fingerprints.sha1`	`string`	yes	The SSHFP SHA-1 fingerprint of the SSH host key, keyed by key algorithm.
`ssh.*.fingerprints.sha256`	`string`	yes	The SSHFP SHA-256 fingerprint of the SSH host key, keyed by key algorithm.
`ssh.*.key`	`string`	yes	The public SSH host key, keyed by key algorithm.
`ssh.*.type`	`string`	yes	The SSH host key type, such as ssh-ed25519, keyed by key algorithm.
`system_uptime.days`	`integer`	yes	The whole days the system has been up.
`system_uptime.hours`	`integer`	yes	The whole hours the system has been up.
`system_uptime.seconds`	`integer`	yes	The seconds the system has been up.
`system_uptime.uptime`	`string`	yes	The display form of the system uptime, such as 3 days.
`timezone`	`string`	no	The abbreviated time zone name of the system, such as UTC.
`virtual`	`string`	no	The hypervisor or container technology the machine runs under, or physical.
`zfs.feature_numbers`	`array`	yes	The supported ZFS filesystem version numbers.
`zfs.version`	`string`	yes	The latest supported ZFS filesystem version number.
`zpool.feature_flags`	`array`	yes	The supported ZFS pool feature flags, when feature flags are available.
`zpool.feature_numbers`	`array`	yes	The supported ZFS pool version numbers.
`zpool.version`	`string`	yes	The latest supported ZFS pool version, or 5000 when feature flags are present.