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UNAME(1) User Commands UNAME(1)
uname - print system information
uname [OPTION]...
Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s.
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#uname-a\-a, --all]8;;\
print all information, in the following order, except omit
-p and -i if unknown
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#uname-s\-s, --kernel-name]8;;\
print the kernel name
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#uname-n\-n, --nodename]8;;\
print the network node hostname
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#uname-r\-r, --kernel-release]8;;\
print the kernel release
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#uname-v\-v, --kernel-version]8;;\
print the kernel version
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#uname-m\-m, --machine]8;;\
print the machine hardware name
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#uname-p\-p, --processor]8;;\
print the processor type (non-portable)
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#uname-i\-i, --hardware-platform]8;;\
print the hardware platform (non-portable)
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/coreutils.html#uname-o\-o, --operating-system]8;;\
print the operating system
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/uname#uname--help\--help]8;;\ display this help and exit
]8;;https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/uname#uname--version\--version]8;;\
output version information and exit
Written by David MacKenzie.
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There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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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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)