uname(2)                                                 uname(2)



     NAME
          uname - get name of current system

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <sys/utsname.h>

          int uname(name)
          struct utsname *name;

     DESCRIPTION
          uname stores information identifying the current system in
          the structure referenced by name.

          uname uses the structure defined in <sys/utsname.h>:

               struct  utsname {
                       char       sysname[9];
                       char       nodename[9];
                       char       release[9];
                       char       version[9];
                       char       machine[9];
               };
               extern struct utsname utsname;

          uname returns a null-terminated character string naming the
          current system in the character array sysname.  Similarly,
          nodename contains the name by which the system is known on a
          communications network.  release and version further identi-
          fy the operating system.  machine contains a standard name
          that identifies the hardware that the system is running on.

     RETURN VALUE
          Upon successful completion, a non-negative value is re-
          turned.  Otherwise, -1 is returned and errno is set to indi-
          cate the error.

     ERRORS
          uname will fail if the following is true:

          [EFAULT]       name points to an invalid address.

     SEE ALSO
          uname(1).












     April, 1990                                                     1