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32.Dd October 24, 2003
33.Dt UNAME 1
34.Os
35.Sh NAME
36.Nm uname
37.Nd display information about the system
38.Sh SYNOPSIS
39.Nm
40.Op Fl aimnprsvP
41.Sh DESCRIPTION
42The
43.Nm
44command writes the name of the operating system implementation to
45standard output.
46When options are specified, strings representing one or more system
47characteristics are written to standard output.
48.Pp
49The options are as follows:
50.Bl -tag -width indent
51.It Fl a
52Behave as though the options
53.Fl m , n , r , s ,
54and
55.Fl v
56were specified.
57.It Fl i
58Write the kernel ident to standard output.
59.It Fl m
60Write the type of the current hardware platform to standard output.
61.It Fl n
62Write the name of the system to standard output.
63.It Fl p
64Write the type of the machine processor architecture to standard output.
65.It Fl r
66Write the current release level of the operating system
67to standard output.
68.It Fl s
69Write the name of the operating system implementation to standard output.
70.It Fl v
71Write the version level of this release of the operating system
72to standard output.
73.It Fl P
74Generates a default ABI: configuration string for dports / pkgng to
75the standard output, including odd-to-even version-munging.
76.It Fl PP
77Generates a default ABI: configuration string for dports / pkgng to
78the standard output, without version-munging.
79.El
80.Pp
81If the
82.Fl a
83flag is specified, or multiple flags are specified, all
84output is written on a single line, separated by spaces.
85.Sh ENVIRONMENT
86An environment variable composed of the string
87.Ev UNAME_
88followed by any flag to the
89.Nm
90utility (except for
91.Fl a )
92will allow the corresponding data to be set to the contents
93of the environment variable.
94.Pp
95A varsym composed of the string
96.Ev UNAME_
97followed by any flag to the
98.Nm
99utility (except for
100.Fl a )
101will allow the corresponding data to be set from the contents
102of the varsym.
103Environment variables override varsyms in this case.
104.Sh EXIT STATUS
105.Ex -std
106.Sh SEE ALSO
107.Xr varsym 1 ,
108.Xr sysctl 3 ,
109.Xr uname 3 ,
110.Xr sysctl 8
111.Sh STANDARDS
112The
113.Nm
114command is expected to conform to the
115.St -p1003.2
116specification.
117.Sh HISTORY
118The
119.Nm
120command appeared in PWB
121.Ux .
122