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NAME
uname - print system information
SYNOPSIS
uname [-snrvma] [--sysname] [--nodename] [--release]
[--machine] [--all] [--help] [--version]
DESCRIPTION
This manual page documents the GNU version of uname.
uname prints information about the machine and operating
system it is run on. If no options are given, uname acts
as if the -s option were given. If multiple options are
given or the -a option is given, the selected information
is printed in the order `snrvm' with a space between
items.
OPTIONS
-m, --machine
Print the machine (hardware) type.
-n, --nodename
Print the machine's network node hostname.
-r, --release
Print the operating system release.
-s, --sysname
Print the operating system name.
-v Print the operating system version.
-a, --all
Print all of the above information.
--help Print a usage message on standard output and exit
successfully.
--version
Print version information on standard output then
exit successfully.
FSF GNU Shell Utilities 1
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