sys/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 importantation-defined communications network.

    char release[]    Current release level of this implementation.

    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.

RATIONALE

None.

FUTURE DIRECTIONS

None.

SEE ALSO

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