Name
uname
Synopsis
uname [options]
Prints information about the machine and operating system. Without options, prints the name of the operating system.
Options
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-a, --all
Combine all the system information from the other options.
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-m, --machine
Print the hardware the system is running on.
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-n, --nodename
Print the machine’s hostname.
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-r, --release
Print the release number of the kernel.
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-s, --sysname
Print the name of the operating system.
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-p, --processor
Print the type of processor.
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-v
Print build information about the kernel.
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