Linux basic commands -uname

uname command

Kernel and module management

uname command to print information about the current system (kernel version number, hardware architecture, host name, and operating system type, etc.).

grammar

uname (option)

Options

-a or - All: displays all of the information;
 -m or - Machine: computer display type;
 -n or - nodename: Displays the host name on the network;
 -r or - Release: displays the release number of the operating system ;
 -s or - Sysname: display the name of the operating system;
 - V: shows the version of the operating system;
 -p or --processor: output processor type or " Unknown " ;
 -i or --hardware-platform: output hardware platform or " Unknown " ;
 -o or --operating- system: output operating system name;
 - help: displays help;
 --version: show the version information.

Examples

Use uname command to view all the information:

[root @ localhost ~] # # corresponds uname uname when used alone command uname - S 
the Linux 

[the root @ localhost ~] # uname - A 
the Linux localhost 2.6 . 18 is - 348.6 . . 1 .el5 # . 1 the SMP Tue On May 21 is  15 : 34 is : 22 is the EDT , 2013 i686 i686 the i386 the GNU / the Linux 

[the root @ localhost ~] # the uname - m 
i686 

[the root @ localhost ~] # the uname - n- 
localhost 

[the root @ localhost ~] # the uname - R & lt
 2.6 . 18 is - . 4-686

[root@localhost ~]# uname -s
Linux

[root@localhost ~]# uname -v
#1 SMP Tue May 21 15:34:22 EDT 2013

[root@localhost ~]# uname -p
i686

[root@localhost ~]# uname -i
i386

[root@localhost ~]# uname -o
GNU/Linux

[root@localhost ~]# uname --version
uname (GNU coreutils) 5.97
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Written by David MacKenzie.