UNAME(2)                COMMAND REFERENCE                UNAME(2)



NAME
     uname - get name of current system

SYNOPSIS
     #include <sys/utsname.h>

     uname(name)
     struct utsname *name;

DESCRIPTION
     Uname stores information identifying the current operating
     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 system in the character array sysname.  Similarly,
     nodename contains the name that the system is known by on a
     communications network.  Nodename contains the first 8
     characters of the hostname that was set using
     sethostname(2).  The complete name is available using
     gethostname(2).  Release and version further identify the
     operating system.  Machine contains a standard name that
     identifies the hardware that the system is running on.

DIAGNOSTICS
     Uname will fail is the following is true:

     [EFAULT]
         Name points to an invalid address.

RETURN VALUE
     Upon successful completion, a non-negative value is
     returned.  Otherwise, a value of -1 is returned and errno is
     set to indicate the error.

SEE ALSO
     uname(1), gethostname(2), sethostname(2).










Printed 10/17/86                                                1

%%index%%
na:72,70;
sy:142,451;
de:593,1233;
di:1826,223;
rv:2049,245;
se:2294,165;
%%index%%000000000107