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how to tell which OS via command line
What is the command line to find out what OS you are running on linux?
I initially thought uname -a would do it, but it only lists kernel version.. can someone tell me? thanks in advance. 
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"uname -a" is the right command, but it is not too helpful in determining which Linux Distro you have. It should at least inform you that you are running Linux and not HP-UX, FreeBSD, SunOS, etc.
As for which distro, Linux does not yet have a great way to do this, but it is moving towards a way. See: http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Admin/release-files.html for a good write-up on the current state of affairs.
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