UNAME(2)            RISC/os Reference Manual             UNAME(2)



NAME
     uname - get general system information

SYNOPSIS
     For -systype sysv and -systype bsd43:

     #include <sys/utsname.h>

     int uname(un)
     struct utsname *un;

DESCRIPTION
     uname stores information identifying the current operating
     system and machine into the structure pointed to by the
     argument.

     The utsname structure is defined in the include file
     <sys/utsname.h>.  It consists of 13 fields, 7 of which are
     defined and the rest of which are reserved for future use.
     The currently defined fields (with available values) are:

     sysname        The network identification name (same as the
                    hostname).

     nodename       The network identification name (same as the
                    hostname and the above sysname field).

     release        The operating system release name.

     version        The MIPS system version number.

     machine        The hardware type.

     mtype         (MIPS-specific) The MIPS hardware type.

     baserel       (MIPS-specific) The base release for the sys-
                    tem.

     The valid values for these fields are defined in the
     utsname.h include file.

RETURN VALUE
     If successful, uname will return a non-negative value; oth-
     erwise, it will return -1 and errno will indicate the error.

SEE ALSO
     gethostname(2), hwconf(2).

NOTE
     When these routines are used in a program which is compiled
     in -systype sysv, they are not resolved by libc.a.  See
     intro(3-SysV) for more information.



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