1UNAME(3)                   Library Functions Manual                   UNAME(3)
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NAME

6       uname - get system identification
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SYNOPSIS

9       #include <sys/utsname.h>
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11       int
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DESCRIPTION

16       The uname function stores nul-terminated strings of information identi‐
17       fying the current system into the structure referenced by name.
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19       The utsname structure is defined in the  <sys/utsname.h>  header  file,
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22       sysname        Name of the operating system implementation.
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24       nodename       Network name of this machine.
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26       release        Release level of the operating system.
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28       version        Version level of the operating system.
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30       machine        Machine hardware platform.
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RETURN VALUES

33       If  uname  is  successful, 0 is returned, otherwise, -1 is returned and
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ERRORS

37       The uname function may fail and set errno for any of the errors  speci‐
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SEE ALSO

41       uname(1), sysctl(3)
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STANDARDS

44       The uname function conforms to IEEE Std1003.1-88 (``POSIX'').
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HISTORY

47       The uname function first appeared in 4.4BSD.
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