uname — Print system identification
uname
[-a, --all] [-s, --kernel-name] [-n, --nodename] [-r, --kernel-release] [-v, --kernel-version] [-m, --machine] [-o, --operating-system] [--help] [--version]
-a, --all
print all information, in the following order:
-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
-o, --operating-system
print the operating system
--help
display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
Print system identification, this command is practically identical in use to equivalent commands under UNIX®.
The uname command prints information
about the machine and operating system it is run on. If no
options are given the -s
option is
assumed.
The information printed is always in the order
kernel-name
, nodename
,
kernel-release
, machine
and operating system
. The values displayed
may contain spaces or punctuation.
Example 46. Using the uname command on the EB2410ITX
>uname ABLE >uname -a ABLE unknown 2.21 #1 Mon Mar 13 12:19:51 GMT 2006 s3c2410x ABLE >uname -r 2.21 >uname -v #1 Mon Mar 13 12:19:51 GMT 2006 >