NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     uname - get system identification

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <sys/utsname.h>

     int
     uname(struct utsname *name);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The uname() function stores null-terminated strings  of  information identifying
  the current system into the structure referenced by
name.

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

           sysname       Name of the operating system implementation.
           nodename      Network name of this machine.
           release       Release level of the operating system.
           version       Version level of the operating system.
           machine       Machine hardware platform.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

     If uname() is successful, 0 is returned;  otherwise,  -1  is
returned and
     errno is set appropriately.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The  uname()  function may fail and set errno for any of the
errors specified
 for the library function sysctl(3).

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

     uname(1), sysctl(3)

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

     The  uname()  function  conforms  to  IEEE  Std  1003.1-1988
(``POSIX'').

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The uname() function first appeared in 4.4BSD.

OpenBSD      3.6                          January     4,     1994