uname
- used to show information about kernel version, hardware, hostname and OS version
Synopsis
uname [option]
Option
Below are the common options used together with uname
| options | description |
| -a, --all | print all the information below |
| -s, --kernel-name | print the kernel name |
| -n, --nodename | print the network node hostname |
| -r, --kernel-release | print the kernel release |
| -i, --hardware-platform | print the hardware platform |
| -o, --operating-system | print the operating system |
Example
| # uname -n centos4.example.local # uname -s Linux # uname -r 2.6.9-42.ELsmp # uname -i i386 # uname -o GNU/Linux # uname -a Linux centos4.example.local 2.6.9-42.ELsmp #1 SMP Sat Aug 12 09:39:11 CDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux |