tldr/pages/common/uname.md

# uname

> Print details about the current machine and the operating system running on it.
> Note: for additional information about the operating system, try the `lsb_release` command.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/uname-invocation.html>.

- Print hardware-related information: machine and processor:

`uname -mp`

- Print software-related information: operating system, release number, and version:

`uname -srv`

- Print the nodename (hostname) of the system:

`uname -n`

- Print all available system information (hardware, software, nodename):

`uname -a`
Added cksum, touch, uname, which and sw_vers. 2014-02-11 00:35:16 +00:00			`# uname`

Fix linting 2015-12-07 01:51:25 +00:00			`> Print details about the current machine and the operating system running on it.`
uname: split page to provide contextually-relevant info in the main desc. (#1156) 2016-11-19 17:41:17 +00:00			> Note: for additional information about the operating system, try the `lsb_release` command.
uname: add more information link (#5633) 2021-03-30 15:01:18 +01:00			`> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/uname-invocation.html>.`
mention lsb_release 2015-10-09 08:54:24 +01:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Print hardware-related information: machine and processor:`
Added cksum, touch, uname, which and sw_vers. 2014-02-11 00:35:16 +00:00
reorganize per discussion at #285 2015-07-08 18:45:35 +01:00			`uname -mp`
Added cksum, touch, uname, which and sw_vers. 2014-02-11 00:35:16 +00:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Print software-related information: operating system, release number, and version:`
Added cksum, touch, uname, which and sw_vers. 2014-02-11 00:35:16 +00:00
use a more useful second example grouping 3 related options that produce a more useful output. The descriptions are in the same order and use the same initials to allow understanding what each option does individually. 2015-07-01 20:57:51 +01:00			`uname -srv`
Added cksum, touch, uname, which and sw_vers. 2014-02-11 00:35:16 +00:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Print the nodename (hostname) of the system:`
Added cksum, touch, uname, which and sw_vers. 2014-02-11 00:35:16 +00:00
			`uname -n`
uname -a 2015-12-23 16:16:11 +00:00
Formatted all pages according to guidelines. 2016-01-07 17:31:27 +00:00			`- Print all available system information (hardware, software, nodename):`
uname -a 2015-12-23 16:16:11 +00:00
			`uname -a`