uname display system name information	Command
	SYNOPSIS DESCRIPTION   Options EXAMPLES DIAGNOSTICS PORTABILITY NOTE SEE ALSO

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SYNOPSIS

uname [-amnrsv]

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DESCRIPTION

The uname command lets shell scripts and other programs determine configuration information about the machine upon which the KornShell is running.

Options

-a

displays all fields (equivalent to -mnrsv).

-m

displays the CPU or machine type.

-n

displays the node name of this particular machine. The node name usually differentiates machines running at one location.

-r

displays the release (major version) number of the operating system.

-s

displays the name of the operating system. This is the default output, when no options are given. Operating system names are as follows:

Operating System	Name
Windows NT	Windows_NT
MPE/iX	HP3000 MPE

-v

displays the version (minor version) number of the operating system.

uname displays the selected information in the following order:

<system name>   <nodename>   <release>     <version>     <machine>

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EXAMPLES

This shell command changes the prompt to identify the computer location.

export PS1="`uname -n`$ "

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DIAGNOSTICS

Possible exit status values are:

0

Successful completion.

1

Failure due to an inability to find the desired information.

2

Failure due to an invalid command line option.

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PORTABILITY

POSIX.2. x/OPEN Portability Guide 4.0.

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NOTE

uname is provided as both an external utility and as a built-in MKS KornShell utility.

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SEE ALSO

Commands:

getconf

Miscellaneous:

envvar