NAME

uname — Print operating system name

SYNOPSIS

uname

[-amnprsv]

DESCRIPTION

The uname utility writes symbols representing one or more system characteristics to the standard output.

The following options are available:

-a

Behave as though all of the options -mnrsv were specified.

-m

print the machine hardware name.

-n

print the nodename (the nodename may be a name that the system is known by to a communications network).

-p

print the machine processor architecture name.

-r

print the operating system release.

-s

print the operating system name.

-v

print the operating system version.

If no options are specified, uname prints the operating system name as if the -s option had been specified.

SEE ALSO

hostname(1), machine(1), uname(3)

STANDARDS

The uname utility conforms to IEEE Std 1003.2-1992 (“POSIX.2”). The -p option is an extension to the standard.