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Manual Reference Pages  - UNAME (1)

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uname - print system information

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uname [OPTION]...

Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s.

-a, --all	print all information, in the following order:
-s, --kernel-name
	print the kernel name
-n, --nodename
	print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release
	print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version
	print the kernel version
-m, --machine
	print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor
	print the processor type
-i, --hardware-platform
	print the hardware platform
-o, --operating-system
	print the operating system
--help	display this help and exit
--version
	output version information and exit

Written by David MacKenzie.

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

The full documentation for uname is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and uname programs are properly installed at your site, the command

	info coreutils uname

should give you access to the complete manual.

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