UNAME(1)
AerieBSD 1.0 Refernce Manual
UNAME(1)
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 options are as follows:
-
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 processor type in more detail.
-
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 is compliant with the specification.
The flag [-
p
] is an extension to that specification.
HISTORY
The
uname
command appeared in
4.4BSD
.
AerieBSD 1.0 Reference Manual
August 26 2008
UNAME(1)