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/usr/bin/uname

GNU core utilities

From coreutils 9.12-r7 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running uname --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: /usr/bin/uname [OPTION]...
Print certain system information.  With no OPTION, same as -s.

  -a, --all                print all information, in the following order,
                             except omit -p and -i if unknown
  -A, --all-labeled        print all information, one labeled field per line,
                             except omit -p and -i 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
      --help
         display this help and exit
      --version
         output version information and exit

Report bugs to: <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
GNU coreutils home page: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <https://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/uname>
or available locally via: info '(coreutils) uname invocation'
Options (12)
OptionDescriptionSource
-a, --allprint all information, in the following order, except omit -p and -i if unknownhelp + man
-A, --all-labeledprint all information, one labeled field per line, except omit -p and -i if unknownhelp + man
-s, --kernel-nameprint the kernel namehelp + man
-n, --nodenameprint the network node hostnamehelp + man
-r, --kernel-releaseprint the kernel releasehelp + man
-v, --kernel-versionprint the kernel versionhelp + man
-m, --machineprint the machine hardware namehelp + man
-p, --processorprint the processor type (non-portable)help + man
-i, --hardware-platformprint the hardware platform (non-portable)help + man
-o, --operating-systemprint the operating systemhelp + man
--helpdisplay this help and exithelp + man
--versionoutput version information and exithelp + man

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.