How to Display General System Information

To display system information, use the uname command.

$ uname[-a] 

The -aoption 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 the uname command output.

$ uname
SunOS
$ uname -a
SunOS starbug 5.9 Generic sun4u sparc SUNW,Ultra-5_10
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