uname

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uname -- Print operating system name

The uname(1) utility writes symbols representing one or more system characteristics to the standard output.
Uname is generally used to determine the system type and name.

Contents 1 Common Options 2 Examples 3 See also 4 View source code (Please report any bugs or suggestions here).

Common Options

Common Options are :

-a Behave as though all of the options were specified.
-s print the operating system name.
-r print the operating system release.
-m print the machine hardware name.

Examples

% uname -srm
NetBSD 3.99.24 amd64

% uname -a
NetBSD lfs.aydogan.net 3.99.24 NetBSD 3.99.24 (GENERIC_LAPTOP) #38: Thu Aug  3 17:48:18 CEST 2006
zafer@h990596:/usr/obj/sys/arch/i386/compile/GENERIC_LAPTOP i386

% uname -a
NetBSD vax.on.kr 3.0 NetBSD 3.0 (GENERIC) #0: Mon Dec 19 04:32:35 UTC 2005 
builds@b4.netbsd.org:/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-0-RELEASE/vax/200512182024Z-
obj/home/builds/ab/netbsd-3-0-RELEASE/src/sys/arch/vax/compile/GENERIC vax

See also

• hostname

View source code (Please report any bugs or suggestions here).

• uname.c