System Administration Guide, Volume 2

How to Display General System Information (uname)

To display system information, use the uname command.


$ uname[-a] 

-a

Displays the operating system name as well as the system node name, operating system release, operating system version, hardware name, and processor type. 

Example--Displaying General System Information

The following example shows uname command output.


$ uname
SunOS
$ uname -a
SunOS starbug 5.8 Generic sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10
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