CentOS Linux Server Guide

CentOS Linux System Information - Obtaining System Information

uname

  • used to show information about kernel version, hardware, hostname and OS version

Synopsis

uname [option]

 

Option

Below are the common options used together with uname

 
options  description
-a, --all  print all the information below
-s, --kernel-name  print the kernel name
-n, --nodename  print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release  print the kernel release
-i, --hardware-platform  print the hardware platform
-o, --operating-system  print the operating system

 

Example

 
# uname -n
centos4.example.local
 

# uname -s
Linux
 

# uname -r
2.6.9-42.ELsmp
 

# uname -i
i386
 

# uname -o
GNU/Linux
 

# uname -a
Linux centos4.example.local 2.6.9-42.ELsmp #1 SMP Sat Aug 12 09:39:11 CDT 2006 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
 

 

 

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