NAME

uname — return system name and information

SYNOPSIS

DESCRIPTION

uname prints the operating system name, and optionally more information about the system to standard output, separated by spaces.

OPTIONS

-a

Enable all options, equivalent to passing -mnrsv.

-m

Write machine name, also known as the processor architecture.

-n

Write network node name, also known as hostname.

-o

(non-standard) Write operating system name. Currently aliased to -s.

-p

(non-standard) Write processor type. Currently aliased to -m.

-r

Write running operating system release.

-s

Write running operating system name.

-v

Write version level of running operating system release.

If no options are specified, uname prints the operating system as if -s was specified.

EXIT STATUS

The uname utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

STANDARDS

uname should be compliant with the IEEE Std 1003.1-2024 (“POSIX.1”) specification.

The -o and -p options are extensions.

AUTHORS

Haelwenn (lanodan) Monnier <contact+utils@hacktivis.me>