Linux cli command uname

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NAME 🖥️ uname 🖥️

print system information

SYNOPSIS

uname [OPTION]…

DESCRIPTION

Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s.

-a, –all
print all information, in the following order, except omit -p and -i if unknown:

-s, –kernel-name
print the kernel name

-n, –nodename
print the network node hostname

-r, –kernel-release
print the kernel release

-v, –kernel-version
print the kernel version

-m, –machine
print the machine hardware name

-p, –processor
print the processor type (non-portable)

-i, –hardware-platform
print the hardware platform (non-portable)

-o, –operating-system
print the operating system

–help
display this help and exit

–version
output version information and exit

AUTHOR

Written by David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

SEE ALSO

arch(1), uname(2)

Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/uname>
or available locally via: info ‘(coreutils) uname invocation’

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