uname

Syntax

#include <sys/utsname.h> int uname(struct utsname *u);

Description

Fills in the structure with information about the system.

struct utsname { char machine[9]; char nodename[32]; char release[9]; char sysname[9]; char version[9]; };

machine

The CPU family type: "i386", "i486", "i586" (Pentium), "i686" (PentiumPro, Pentium II, Pentium III), or "i786" (Pentium 4).

nodename

The name of your PC (if networking is installed), else "pc".

release

The major version number of DOS. For example, DOS 1.23 would return "1" here.

sysname

The flavor of the OS.

version

The minor version number of DOS. For example, DOS 1.23 would return "23" here.

Return Value

Zero on success, else nonzero.

Portability

ANSI/ISO C	No
POSIX	1003.2-1992; 1003.1-2001