uname - get name and information about current kernel


SYNOPSIS

       #include <sys/utsname.h>

       int uname(struct utsname *buf);


DESCRIPTION

       uname  returns system information in the structure pointed
       to  by  buf.   The  utsname  struct  is  as   defined   in
       <sys/utsname.h>:
          struct utsname {
                      char sysname[SYS_NMLN];
                      char nodename[SYS_NMLN];
                      char release[SYS_NMLN];
                      char version[SYS_NMLN];
                      char machine[SYS_NMLN];
          #ifdef _GNU_SOURCE
                      char domainname[SYS_NMLN];
          #endif
          };


RETURN VALUE

       On  success,  zero is returned.  On error, -1 is returned,
       and errno is set appropriately.


ERRORS

       EFAULT buf is not valid.


CONFORMING TO

       SVr4, SVID, POSIX, X/OPEN

       The domainname member is a GNU extension.


SEE ALSO

       uname(1), getdomainname(2), gethostname(2)


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