petalinux-config --get-hw-description Examples - 2025.1 English

petalinux-config --get-hw-description Examples - 2025.1 English - UG1144

PetaLinux Tools Documentation: Reference Guide (UG1144)

Document ID

UG1144

Release Date

2025-05-29

Version

2025.1 English

The following examples demonstrate proper usage of the petalinux-config --get-hw-description command.

Initialize a PetaLinux project within the project directory containing an SDT.
```
petalinux-config --get-hw-description <PATH-TO-SDT-DIRECTORY>
```

Initialize a PetaLinux project within the project directory with an external XSA.

petalinux-config --get-hw-description <PATH-TO-XSA DIRECTORY>/--get-hw-description=<PATH-TO-XSA DIRECTORY>/--get-hw-description=<PATH-TO-XSA>

Initialize a PetaLinux project from within the directory containing an XSA.
```
petalinux-config --get-hw-description -p <PATH-TO-PETALINUX-PROJECT>
```

Initialize a PetaLinux project from a neutral location.

petalinux-config --get-hw-description <PATH-TO-XSA DIRECTORY>/ --get-hw-description=<PATH-TO-XSA> -p
<PATH-TO-PETALINUX-PROJECT>