UNAME(2)                                                 UNAME(2)



     NAME
          uname - get name of current UNIX system

     SYNOPSIS
          #include <sys/utsname.h>

          int uname (name)
          struct utsname *name;

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

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

               char sysname[9];
               char nodename[9];
               char release[9];
               char version[9];
               char machine[9];

          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 will fail 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.

     ORIGIN
          AT&T V.3












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