uname

Updated: 07 October 2025

uname – print system information.

Print the machine hardware name

uname -m

Print the kernel name

uname -s

An example with all options

# -s, --kernel-name
printf '\nkernel name\n'
uname -s

# -n, --nodename
printf '\nnetwork node hostname\n'
uname -n

# -r, --kernel-release
printf '\nkernel release\n'
uname -r

# -v, --kernel-version
printf '\nkernel version\n'
uname -v

# -m, --machine
printf '\nmachine hardware name\n'
uname -m

# -p, --processor
printf '\nprocessor type\n'
uname -p

# -i, --hardware-platform
printf '\nhardware platform\n'
uname -i

# -o, --operating-system
printf '\noperating system\n'
uname -o