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NAME

uname — write system information

SYNOPSIS

uname [-amnprstv]

DESCRIPTION

uname writes the system information specified by its options. If no options were passed, uname writes the kernel name.
The options are as follows:
-a
Write all available information.
-m, --machine
Write the system architecture.
-n, --nodename
Write the network node name.
-p, --processor
Write the processor architecture.
-r, --kernel-release
Write the kernel release version.
-s, --kernel-name
Write the kernel name.
-t, --tagline
Write the release tagline.
-v, --kernel-version
Write the kernel build date.

EXIT STATUS

uname will exit 0 on success and non-zero otherwise.

SEE ALSO

kernelinfo(1), uname(2), machine(5), sortix-release(5)
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