NAME

uname − print name of current UNIX system

SYNOPSIS

uname [ −snrvma ]
uname [ −S system name ]

DESCRIPTION

uname prints the current system name of the UNIX system on the standard output file.  It is mainly useful to determine which system one is using.  The options cause selected information returned by uname(2) to be printed:

−s print the system name (default). 

−n print the nodename (the nodename is the name by which the system is known to a communications network). 

−r print the operating system release. 

−v print the operating system version. 

−m print the machine hardware name. 

−a print all the above information. 

The system name and the nodename may be changed by specifying a system name argument to the −S option.  The system name argument is restricted to 8 characters.  Only the super-user is allowed this capability. 

SEE ALSO

uname(2). 

March 13, 1992