utsname.h

NAME

sys/utsname.h - system name structure

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/utsname.h>

DESCRIPTION

The <sys/utsname.h> header shall define the structure utsname which shall include at least the following members:

char sysname[] Name of this implementation of the operating system.

char nodename[] Name of this node within an implementation-defined communications network.

char release[] Current release level of this impementation.

char version[] Current version level of this release.

char machine[] Name of the hardware type on which the system is running.

The character arrays are of unspecified size, but the data stored in them shall be terminated by a null byte.

The following shall be declared as a function and may also be defined as a macro:

int uname(struct utsname *);

The following sections are informative.

APPLICATION USAGE

None.

PATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

The System Interfaces volume of IEEE Std 1003.1-2001, uname()