OSF

NAME

uname − Displays information about the operating system

SYNOPSIS

uname [-amnrsv]

The uname command displays the name of the operating system that you are using, and provides other system information. 

FLAGS

-aDisplays all information specified with the -m, -n, -r, -s, and -v flags. 

-mDisplays the type of hardware running the system. 

-nDisplays the name of the node (this may be a name that the system is known by to a communications network). 

-rDisplays the release number of the operating system. 

-sDisplays the system name.  (This flag is on by default.) 

-vDisplays the operating system version. 

DESCRIPTION

The uname command writes system information to standard output.  This is mainly useful to determine which system you are using.  The flags cause selected information returned by the uname() call to be displayed. 

EXAMPLES

To display the complete system name and version banner, enter:

uname -a

RELATED INFORMATION

Functions:  uname(2).