uname(1)                 USER COMMANDS                   uname(1)



NAME
     uname - print name of current UNIX system

SYNOPSIS
     uname [ -amnprsv ]
     uname [ -S node_name ]

DESCRIPTION
     uname prints the current system name of the UNIX  system  to
     standard  output.   It  is  mainly useful to determine which
     system one is using.  The options cause selected information
     returned by uname(2) and/or sysinfo(2) to be printed:

     -a   Print all information.

     -m   Print the machine hardware name.

     -n   Print the nodename (the nodename is the name  by  which
          the system is known to a communications network).

     -p   Print the current host's processor type.

     -r   Print the operating system release.

     -s   Print the name of the operating system (e.g. UNIX  Sys-
          tem V).  This is the default.

     -v   Print the operating system version.

     On the Sony computer, the nodename may be changed by  speci-
     fying  a node name argument to the -S option.  The node name
     argument is restricted to SYS_NMLN characters.  SYS_NMLN  is
     an implementation specific value defined in <sys/utsname.h>.
     Only the super-user is allowed this capability.

SEE ALSO
     sysinfo(2), uname(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.


















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