NAME

uname − print system name and version information

SYNOPSIS

uname [ −snrvmkghta ]

DESCRIPTION

Uname prints the name of the UNIX System on which it is executed to the standard output.  The options cause selected information returned by uname(2) and getversion(2) to be printed:

−s print the system name (default). 

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

−r print the operating system release. 

−v print the operating system version. 

−m print the machine hardware name. 

−k print the kernel version. 

−h print the graphics hardware type. 

−g print the Graphics Library version. 

−t print the machine model name. 

−a print all the above information in the above order. 

If multiple options are given, the information is printed in the order they are listed above.  Information which can not be determined because of errors is printed as ‘<error>’. 

EXAMPLE

Executing

uname

on a system named ‘unix’ would print on the screen

unix

SEE ALSO

hostname(1), getversion(2), uname(2). 
 

Version 2.3  —  July 04, 1985