1sys_utsname.h(0P)          POSIX Programmer's Manual         sys_utsname.h(0P)
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PROLOG

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NAME

13       sys/utsname.h — system name structure
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SYNOPSIS

16       #include <sys/utsname.h>
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DESCRIPTION

19       The <sys/utsname.h> header shall define  the  structure  utsname  which
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22           char  sysname[]  Name of this implementation of the operating system.
23           char  nodename[] Name of this node within the communications
24                            network to which this node is attached, if any.
25           char  release[]  Current release level of this implementation.
26           char  version[]  Current version level of this release.
27           char  machine[]  Name of the hardware type on which the system is running.
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29       The  character  arrays  are of unspecified size, but the data stored in
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32       The following shall be declared as a function and may also  be  defined
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35           int uname(struct utsname *);
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37       The following sections are informative.
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APPLICATION USAGE

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RATIONALE

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FUTURE DIRECTIONS

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SEE ALSO

49       The System Interfaces volume of POSIX.1‐2008, uname()
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