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37.Dd January 26, 1994
38.Dt UNAME 1
39.Os
40.Sh NAME
41.Nm uname
42.Nd Print operating system name
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.Nm
45.Op Fl amnpsrv
46.Sh DESCRIPTION
47The
48.Nm
49utility writes symbols representing one or more system characteristics
50to the standard output.
51.Pp
52The following options are available:
53.Bl -tag -width indent
54.It Fl a
55Behave as though all of the options
56.Fl mnrsv
57were specified.
58.It Fl m
59print the machine hardware name.
60.It Fl n
61print the nodename (the nodename may be a name
62that the system is known by to a communications
63network).
64.It Fl p
65print the generic processor type.
66.It Fl s
67print the operating system name.
68.It Fl r
69print the operating system release.
70.It Fl v
71print the operating system version.
72.El
73.Pp
74If no options are specified,
75.Nm
76prints the operating system name as if the
77.Fl s
78option had been specified.
79.Sh SEE ALSO
80.Xr hostname 1 ,
81.Xr machine 1 ,
82.Xr uname 3
83.Sh STANDARDS
84The
85.Nm
86utility conforms to
87.St -p1003.2-92 .