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## Overview

`Unix Name` is abbreviated as `uname`. In `Linux`, **`uname`** is a helpful tool that displays hardware and software information about the current system.

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## Syntax

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```
uname [option]
```
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There are several options to list different types of information about the system.

| **Option**  | **Description**  |
| - | - |
| --help  | Shows the description and usage of the command |
| --version  | Shows the currently running version of the command  |
| -n  | Displays the hostname of the network node   |
| -p  | Displays the current processor type |
| -i  | Displays the hardware platform info  |
| -o  | Displays the current operating system name |
| -a  | Displays all the info about the current system |
| -s  | Displays the Linux kernel name |
| -v  | Displays the Linux kernel version |
| -r  | Displays the Linux kernel release info |
| -m  | Displays the machine hardware name |

echo "uname:"
uname
echo "-------"

echo "uname -a:"
uname -a
echo "-------"

echo "uname -s:"
uname -s
echo "-------"

echo "uname -r:"
uname -r


What is the uname command in Linux?

A useful Linux tool, uname displays system hardware and software info with options for details like kernel name and version.

Option	Description
–help	Shows the description and usage of the command
–version	Shows the currently running version of the command
-n	Displays the hostname of the network node
-p	Displays the current processor type
-i	Displays the hardware platform info
-o	Displays the current operating system name
-a	Displays all the info about the current system
-s	Displays the Linux kernel name
-v	Displays the Linux kernel version
-r	Displays the Linux kernel release info
-m	Displays the machine hardware name

What is the uname command in Linux?

Overview

Syntax

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