NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       uname - Get the name of the current system

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       #include <sys/utsname.h>

       int uname(
               struct utsname *name );

STANDARDS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Interfaces  documented  on  this reference page conform to
       industry standards as follows:

       uname(): XSH4.0, XSH4.2, XSH5.0

       Refer to the standards(5) reference page for more information
 about industry standards and associated tags.

PARAMETERS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Points to a utsname structure.

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       The  uname()  function  stores information identifying the
       current system in the structure pointed  to  by  the  name
       parameter.

       The  uname() function uses the utsname structure, which is
       defined in the <sys/utsname.h> file and contains the  following
 members:

       char sysname[_SYS_NMLN];         char nodename[_SYS_NMLN];
       char release[_SYS_NMLN];          char version[_SYS_NMLN];
       char machine[_SYS_NMLN];


       The  uname()  function returns a null-terminated character
       string naming the current system in the sysname  character
       array.  The nodename array contains the name that the system
 is known by on a communications network.  The  release
       and  version  arrays  further  identify  the  system.  The
       machine array identifies the CPU hardware being used.

RETURN VALUES    [Toc]    [Back]

       Upon  successful  completion,  a  nonnegative   value   is
       returned.  Otherwise,  -1  is returned and errno is set to
       indicate the error.

ERRORS    [Toc]    [Back]

       If the uname() function fails, errno may  be  set  to  the
       following  value:  [Tru64 UNIX]  The name parameter points
       outside of the process address space.

SEE ALSO    [Toc]    [Back]

       Commands: uname(1)

       Standards: standards(5)



                                                         uname(2)