UNAME(1) General Commands Manual UNAME(1)

NAME

unamePrint operating system name

SYNOPSIS

uname [-amnprsv]

DESCRIPTION

The uname utility writes symbols representing one or more system characteristics to the standard output.

The following options are available:

-a
Behave as though all of the options -mnrsv were specified.
-m
print the machine hardware name.
-n
print the nodename (the nodename may be a name that the system is known by to a communications network).
-p
print the machine processor architecture name.
-r
print the operating system release.
-s
print the operating system name.
-v
print the operating system version.

If no options are specified, uname prints the operating system name as if the -s option had been specified.

SEE ALSO

hostname(1), machine(1), uname(3)

STANDARDS

The uname utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”). The -p option is an extension to the standard.
November 9, 1998 NetBSD 6.1