machid(1)
NAME
machid, sun, iAPX286, i286, i386, i486, i860, pdp11, sparc, u3b, u3b2, u3b5, u3b15, vax, u370 − get processor type truth value
SYNOPSIS
sun iAPX286 i386 pdp11 sparc u3b u3b2 u3b5 u3b15 vax u370
DESCRIPTION
The following commands will return a true value (exit code of 0) if you are using an instruction set that the command name indicates.
sun True if you are on a Sun system.
iAPX286
True if you are on a computer using an iAPX286 processor.
i386
True if you are on a computer using an iAPX386 processor.
pdp11
True if you are on a PDP-11/45™ or PDP-11/70™.
sparc
True if you are on a computer using a SPARC-family processor.
u3b
True if you are on a 3B20 computer.
u3b2
True if you are on a 3B2 computer.
u3b5
True if you are on a 3B5 computer.
u3b15
True if you are on a 3B15 computer.
vax
True if you are on a VAX-11/750™ or VAX-11/780™.
u370
True if you are on an IBM® System/370™ computer.
The commands that do not apply will return a false (non-zero) value. These commands are often used within makefiles (see make(1S)) and shell scripts (see sh(1)) to increase portability.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
| Availability | SUNWcsu |
SEE ALSO
make(1S), sh(1), test(1), true(1), uname(1), attributes(5)
NOTES
The machid family of commands is obsolete. Use uname −p and uname −m instead.
SunOS 5.6 — Last change: 5 Jul 1990