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uname(2)

uname(1)

NAME

uname − print name of current UNIX system

SYNOPSIS

uname [ −snrvma ]

DESCRIPTION

uname prints the current system name of the UNIX system on the standard output file.  It is mainly useful to determine which system one is using.  The options cause selected information returned by uname(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. 

−a print all the above information. 

SEE ALSO

uname(2) in the CX/UX Programmer’s Reference Manual. 

CX/UX User’s Reference Manual

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