UNAME(1) |
General Commands Manual |
UNAME(1) |
NAME
uname — Print operating system name
DESCRIPTION
The
uname utility writes symbols representing one or more system characteristics to the standard output.
The following options are available:
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-a
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Behave as though all of the options -mnrsv were specified.
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-m
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print the machine hardware name.
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-n
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print the nodename (the nodename may be a name that the system is known by to a communications network).
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-p
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print the machine processor architecture name.
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-r
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print the operating system release.
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-s
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print the operating system name.
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-v
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print the operating system version.
If no options are specified, uname prints the operating system name as if the -s option had been specified.
STANDARDS
The uname utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”). The -p option is an extension to the standard.