uname(2)                                                           uname(2)


   NAME
         uname - get name of current UNIX system

   SYNOPSIS
         #include <sys/utsname.h>

         int uname(struct utsname *name);

   DESCRIPTION
         uname stores information identifying the current UNIX system in the
         structure pointed to by name.

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

               char  sysname[SYSNMLN];
               char  nodename[SYSNMLN];
               char  release[SYSNMLN];
               char  version[SYSNMLN];
               char  machine[SYSNMLN];

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

         EFAULT         uname fails if name points to an invalid address.

   SEE ALSO
         uname(1) in the User's Reference Manual.

   DIAGNOSTICS
         Upon successful completion, a non-negative value is returned.
         Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is set to indicate the
         error.
















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