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uname - display information about the system
SYNOPSIS
uname [-amnrsv]
DESCRIPTION
The uname command writes the name of the operating system implementation to standard output. When options are specified, strings repre-
senting one or more system characteristics are written to standard output.
The options are as follows:
-a Behave as though the options -m, -n, -r , -s, and -v were specified.
-m Write the type of the current hardware platform to standard output.
-n Write the name of the system to standard output.
-r Write the current release level of the operating system to standard output.
-s Write the name of the operating system implementation to standard output.
-v Write the version level of this release of the operating system to standard output.
If the -a flag is specified, or multiple flags are specified, all output is written on a single line, separated by spaces.
The uname utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.
SEE ALSO sysctl(8), sysctl(3), uname(3)HISTORY
The uname command appeared in 4.4BSD.
STANDARDS
The command is expected to conform to the IEEE Std1003.2 (``POSIX'') specification.
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uname -- Print 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), sw_vers(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.
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