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uname

UNAME(1)								FSF								  UNAME(1)

NAME

       uname - print system information

SYNOPSIS

       uname [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION

       Print certain system information.  With no OPTION, same as -s.

       -a, --all
	      print all information, in the following order:

       -s, --kernel-name
	      print the kernel name

       -n, --nodename
	      print the network node hostname

       -r, --kernel-release
	      print the kernel release

       -v, --kernel-version
	      print the kernel version

       -m, --machine
	      print the machine hardware name

       -p, --processor
	      print the processor type

       -i, --hardware-platform
	      print the hardware platform

       -o, --operating-system
	      print the operating system

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

AUTHOR

       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

       Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

       Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

       The full documentation for uname is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the info and uname programs are properly installed  at  your  site,
       the command

	      info uname

       should give you access to the complete manual.

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