Uname

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uname is a terminal command which will print system information about your computer.

Synopsis[edit]

  • uname [OPTION]...

Options[edit]

  • -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 or "unknown"
  • -i, --hardware-platform
    • print the hardware platform or "unknown"
  • -o, --operating-system
    • print the operating system
  • --help display this help and exit
  • --version
    • output version information and exit

Typical usage[edit]

uname -a
Linux deadbeefbabe 2.6.20-gentoo-r8 #4 PREEMPT Tue Jun 19 19:04:25 CEST 2007 i686 AMD Athlon(tm) XP 2000+ AuthenticAMD GNU/Linux
uname -m -p -i -o
i686 athlon i386 GNU/Linux

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