Check system is Little Endian OR Big Endian

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How to check which Byte Order my system is Using ?

Little Endian OR Big Endian ?

Same question on ServerFault: How to tell if a Linux system is big endian or little endian? — wjandrea, Apr 9, 2017 at 17:23

luv.preet · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-09 17:13:59Z

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Byte Order can be checked by viewing the information about CPU.

Run this command,

lscpu | grep "Byte Order"

You will get to know your Byte Order.

answered Apr 9, 2017 at 16:29

luv.preet

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Kyle · Accepted Answer · 2019-07-08 18:17:49Z

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You can also use Python:

python -c "import sys; print(sys.byteorder)"

It will print either little or big.

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answered Apr 9, 2017 at 18:28

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please change python to python2
– diralik
Jan 19, 2019 at 11:34
Or just make it version independent by adding parentheses: print(sys.byteorder)
– Kyle
Jul 8, 2019 at 14:50

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