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

"pc"

nodename

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

release

The minor release of dos. For example, dos 1.23 would return "23" here.

sysname

The flavor of the OS.

version

The major release of dos. For example, dos 1.23 would return "1" here.

Return Value

Zero on success, else nonzero.

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