The uname command

Yaser Rahmati | یاسر رحمتی

The uname command lets you print out system information and defaults to outputting the kernel name.

[root@academy /]# uname
Linux
[root@academy /]# uname -a
Linux academy 3.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64 #1 SMP Mon Oct 19 16:18:59 UTC 2020 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux
[root@academy /]# uname -s
Linux
[root@academy /]# uname -n
academy
[root@academy /]# uname -r
3.10.0-1160.el7.x86_64
[root@academy /]# uname -v
#1 SMP Mon Oct 19 16:18:59 UTC 2020
[root@academy /]# uname -m
x86_64
[root@academy /]# uname -p
x86_64
[root@academy /]# uname -i
x86_64
[root@academy /]# uname -o
GNU/Linux
[root@academy /]#

Options

Short Flag
Long Flag
Description

-a

--all

Print all information, except omit processor and hardware platform if unknown.

-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.

-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.

PreviousThe cal CommandNextThe mkdir command

Last updated