uname

Print system information. Use uname -help to get usage information.

e.g.

• Show all system information:

  uname -a

  Linux lovely-linux 2.4.4 #1 Tue May 1 16:02:08 HKT 2001 i686 unknown

• Show hardware (processor architecture) type:

  uname -m

  i686

• Show hostname:

  uname -n

  lovely-linux

• Show OS release:

  uname -r

  2.4.4

• Show OS name:

  uname -s

  Linux