NAME

uname − get name of current UNIX system

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/utsname.h>

int uname (name)
struct utsname ∗name;

DESCRIPTION

Note:This system call is only available for use with the System V compatibility libraries. These are located in the directory /usr/5lib, and are compiled using the System V version of the C compiler, /usr/5lib/cc. 

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:

charsysname[9];
charnodename[9];
charrelease[9];
charversion[9];
charmachine[9];

uname returns a null-terminated character string naming the current UNIX system in sysname and nodename. This name will be the name returned by the gethostname(2) system call, truncated to 8 characters. release and version further identify the operating system.  machine contains a name that identifies the hardware that the UNIX system is running on. 

SEE ALSO

uname(1V)

Sun Release 3.2  —  Last change: 16 July 1986