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UNAME(2)            Linux Programmer's Manual            UNAME(2)

NAME
       uname - get name and information about current kernel

SYNOPSIS
       #include <sys/utsname.h>

       int uname(struct utsname *buf);

DESCRIPTION
       uname  returns  system  information  in  buf.  The utsname
       struct is as defined in <sys/utsname.h>:
       struct utsname {
                      char sysname[SYS_NMLN];
                      char nodename[SYS_NMLN];
                      char release[SYS_NMLN];
                      char version[SYS_NMLN];
                      char machine[SYS_NMLN];
                      char domainname[SYS_NMLN];
                      };

RETURN VALUE
       On success, zero is returned.  On error, -1  is  returned,
       and errno is set appropriately.

ERRORS
       EFAULT  buf is not valid.

CONFORMING TO
       SVr4, SVID, POSIX, X/OPEN

SEE ALSO
       uname(1), getdomainname(2), gethostname(2)

Linux 0.99.11               24 July 93                          1

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