NAME

uname − print name of current HP-UX version

SYNOPSIS

uname [ −snrvmia ]

HP-UX COMPATIBILITY

Level: HP-UX/NUCLEUS

Origin: System V

DESCRIPTION

Uname prints the current system name of the HP-UX 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 on a communications network).  (e.g. uucp). 

−r print the operating system release. 

−v print the operating system version. 

−m print the machine hardware name. 

−i print the machine identification number. 

−a print all the above information. 

SEE ALSO

hostname(1), gethostname(2), sethostname(2), uname(2). 

BUGS

The -i option reports the nodename if and only if the machine has no promid. 

Hewlett-Packard  —  last mod. May 11, 2021