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35.Dd January 26, 1994
36.Dt UNAME 1
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm uname
40.Nd Print operating system name
41.Sh SYNOPSIS
42.Nm uname
43.Op Fl amnsrv
44.Sh DESCRIPTION
45The
46.Nm uname
47utility writes symbols representing one or more system characteristics
48to the standard output.
49.Pp
50The following options are available:
51.Bl -tag -width indent
52.It Fl a
53Behave as though all of the options
54.Fl mnrsv
55were specified.
56.It Fl m
57print the machine hardware name.
58.It Fl n
59print the nodename (the nodename may be a name
60that the system is known by to a communications
61network).
62.It Fl s
63print the operating system name.
64.It Fl r
65print the operating system release.
66.It Fl v
67print the operating system version.
68.El
69.Pp
70If no options are specified,
71.Nm uname
72prints the operating system name as if the
73.Fl s
74option had been specified.
75.Sh SEE ALSO
76.Xr hostname 1 ,
77.Xr machine 1 ,
78.Xr uname 2
79.Sh STANDARDS
80The
81.Nm uname
82utility conforms to
83.St -p1003.2-92 .
84
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