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diff --git a/static/v10/man3/uname.3 b/static/v10/man3/uname.3 new file mode 100644 index 00000000..64cc8230 --- /dev/null +++ b/static/v10/man3/uname.3 @@ -0,0 +1,54 @@ +.TH UNAME 3 +.CT 2 sa +.SH NAME +uname \- identify machine and kernel +.SH SYNOPSIS +.nf +.B #include <utsname.h> +.PP +.B int uname(name) +.B struct utsname *name; +.fi +.SH DESCRIPTION +.I Uname +stores information identifying the current UNIX system in the +structure pointed to by +.I name. +.nf +.ft L +.ta 8n 16n +struct utsname { + char sysname[32]; + char nodename[32]; + char release[32]; + char version[32]; +}; +.fi +.ft R +.PP +.I Uname +returns a null-terminated character string naming the current UNIX system +in the character array +.I sysname. +Similarly, +.I nodename +contains the name that the system is known by on some communications network. +.I Release +and +.I version +further identify the operating system. +.SH FILES +.TP +.F /etc/whoami +.SH BUGS +Since a machine can have different names on different networks, +.I nodename +is pretty useless. +.PP +This call is a partial simulation of one appearing in other systems. +.I Sysname +and +.I nodename +are copied from +.FR /etc/whoami ; +the other fields are meaningless. |