Linux uname Command

In this tutorial we learn how to use uname commmand in Linux. uname command is uname - print system information

What is Linux uname Command?

In this tutorial we learn how to use uname command in Linux. uname command is uname - print system information

uname Syntax

       uname [OPTION]...

uname Examples

uname Command Manual / Help

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of uname command.

uname command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for uname command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man uname

To open info page for uname command we can use command below.

info uname

To open help page from uname command we can run command below.

uname --help

Linux uname Command Source Code

You can find uname command source code from the folowing repositories:

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to use uname in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.