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UNAME (1)

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uname - get system name

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uname [-amnprsv]

uname [-S system_name]

The uname command prints the name of the system implementation, or, depending on its options, one of the following:

-a	All available information.
-m	The name of the hardware type.
-n	The node name of this computer.
-p	Processor type.
-r	Release level of the system implementation.
-s	Name of the system implementation.
-v	Version level of the system implementation.

If -S system_name is specified, the node name is changed to system_name. This requires appropriate privilege.

SYSV3	If set to the empty string, the output of -s is the same as that of -n, and the output of -r, -v, and -m is set to the fixed values '3.2', '2', and 'i386', respectively. Otherwise, it is interpreted as the six fields
	os,sysname,nodename,release,version,machine
	where os is ignored, and the other fields specify the output for -s, -n, -r, -v, and -m. If fewer than six fields are given, remaining parts of the output are not changed. This variable also causes the output of -p not to be printed with -a.

uname(2), sethostname(2)