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