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[SYS_NMLN];
                   char  nodename[SYS_NMLN];
                   char  release[SYS_NMLN];
                   char  version[SYS_NMLN];
                   char  machine[SYS_NMLN];

             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.

          Files
             Message catalog: uxcore.abi

          Return Values
             On success, uname returns a non-negative value.  On failure,
             uname returns -1 and sets errno to identify the error.

          Errors
             In the following conditions,uname fails and sets errno to:

             EFAULT         name points to an invalid address.

       REFERENCES
             uname(1)






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