uname

Question 1

uname

Answer 1

Print certain system information.

With no option, it is the same as using -s.

Question 2

uname

• a
• s
• n
• r
• v

Answer 2

• a, –all, print all information, except omit -p and -i if uknown.
• s, –kernel-name, Print the kernel name.
• n, –nodename, Print the network node hostname.
• r, –kernel-release, Print the kernel release.
• v, –kernel-version, Print the kernel version

Question 3

uname

• m
• p
• i
• o

Answer 3

• m, –machine, Print the machine hardware name.
• p, –processor, Print the processor type (non-portable).
• i, –hardware-platform, Print the hardware platform (non-portable).
• o, –operating-system, Print the operating system.