次の例は、showrev コマンドの出力を示します。
$ showrev -a Hostname: pluto Hostid: 5721864d Release: 5.7 Kernel architecture: sun4m Application architecture: sparc Hardware provider: Sun_Microsystems Domain: solar.com Kernel version: SunOS 5.7 Generic September 1998 OpenWindows version: OpenWindows Version 3.7, 3 February 1998 No patches are installed $