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uname - (POSIX only)get system name

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/utsname.h>

int uname(struct utsname *name);

DESCRIPTION

The information in this specification applies only to POSIX applications.

Uname stores information identifying the current operating system in the structure pointed to by name.

The structure utsname is defined in the header <sys/utsname.h> and contains the following members: 





char	sysname[32] 
char	nodename[32]
char 	release[32]
char 	version[32]
char	machine[32]








Sysname
is set to the value ``NEXTSTEP''. 
Nodename
is the hostname set by 
hostname.1
or
sethostname.2
Release
and 
version
reflects the level of the operating system. 
Machine
identifies the hardware architecture. 

RETURN VALUE

If successful
uname
returns a nonnegative value.  If
the request failed, -1 is returned. 

SEE ALSO

hostname(1), 
sethostname(2)



	
	

	

	

	


	

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