Linux in a Nutshell, 6th Edition

Name

uname

Synopsis

uname [options]

Print information about the machine and operating system. Without options, print the name of the kernel (Linux).

Options

-a, --all

Combine all the system information from the other options.

-i, --hardware-platform

Print the system’s hardware platform.

-m, --machine

Print the name of the hardware that the system is running on.

-n, --nodename

Print the machine’s hostname.

-o, --operating-system

Print the operating system name.

-p, --processor

Print the type of processor.

-r, --kernel-release

Print the release number of the kernel.

-s, --kernel-name

Print the name of the kernel (Linux). This is the default action.

-v, --kernel-version

Print build information about the kernel.

--help

Display a help message and then exit.

--version

Print version information and then exit.