UNAME
Section: Linux Programmer's Manual (2)
Updated: 24 July 93
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NAME
uname - get name and information about current kernel
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/utsname.h>
int uname(struct utsname *buf);
DESCRIPTION
uname
returns system information in
buf.
The
utsname
struct is as defined in /usr/include/sys/utsname.h :
struct utsname {
char sysname[65];
char nodename[65];
char release[65];
char version[65];
char machine[65];
char domainname[65];
};
RETURN VALUE
On success, zero is returned. On error, -1 is returned, and
errno
is set appropriately.
ERRORS
- EFAULT
-
buf
is not valid.
CONFORMING TO
SVID, AT&T, POSIX, X/OPEN
SEE ALSO
uname(1), getdomainname(2), gethostname(2)
Index
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- DESCRIPTION
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- RETURN VALUE
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- ERRORS
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