Print system information, print information about the machine and operating system it is run on.
If no options are given, 'uname' acts as if the '-s' option were given.
Syntax
uname [options]...
Options
-a --all Print all of the below information.
-m --machine Print the machine (hardware) type.
-n --nodename Print the machine's network node hostname.
-p --processor Print the machine's processor type.
-r --kernel-release Print the kernel release.
-s --kernel-name Print the kernel name.
-v --kernel-version Print the kernel version.
-i --hardware-platform Print the hardware platform or "unknown".
-o --operating-system Print the operating system.
If multiple options or '-a' are given, the selected information is printed in this order:
SYSNAME NODENAME RELEASE OSVERSION MACHINE
The full documentation for uname is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and uname programs are properly installed at your site, the command:
info coreutils aquname invocationaq should give you access to the complete manual.
The OSVERSION, at least, might be multiple words.
For example:
$uname -a
=> Linux hayley 1.0.4 #3 Thu May 12 18:06:34 1994 i486
“What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” ~ William Shakespeare
Related linux commands:
env - Display, set, or remove
environment variables.
groups - Print group names a user is in.
hostname - Print or set system name.
id -un - Print user and group id's.
logname - Print current login name.
ps - list processes.
tty - Print filename of terminal on stdin.
users - Print login names of users currently logged
in.
who - Print who is currently logged in.
whoami - Print the current user id and name.
Equivalent Windows command: ECHO %USERNAME%