uname(1) — Linux manual page

UNAME(1)                      User Commands                     UNAME(1)

NAME         top

       uname - print system information

SYNOPSIS         top

       uname [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION         top

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

       -a, --all
              print all information, in the following order, except omit
              -p and -i if unknown:

       -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 (non-portable)

       -i, --hardware-platform
              print the hardware platform (non-portable)

       -o, --operating-system
              print the operating system

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

AUTHOR         top

       Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS         top

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COPYRIGHT         top

       Copyright © 2024 Free Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+:
       GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute
       it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO         top

       arch(1), uname(2)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/uname>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) uname invocation'

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GNU coreutils 9.5              March 2024                       UNAME(1)

Pages that refer to this page: arch(1),  uname(2),  systemd.unit(5),  lsof(8),  ovs-l3ping(8),  ovs-test(8),  ovs-vlan-test(8)

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