This post show you the quick guide on how you can get the uname information for your linux server shell command. Sometimes it is required to quickly get and print kernel information.
1. Print help to view the basic syntax of the uname command :
[root@centos63 ~]# uname --help
Usage: uname [OPTION]...
Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s.
-a, --all print all information, in the following order,
except omit -p and -i if unknown:
-s, --kernel-name print the kernel name
-n, --nodename print the network node hostname
-r, --kernel-release print the kernel release
-v, --kernel-version print the kernel version
-m, --machine print the machine hardware name
-p, --processor print the processor type or "unknown"
-i, --hardware-platform print the hardware platform or "unknown"
-o, --operating-system print the operating system
--help display this help and exit
--version output version information and exit
Report uname bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page:
General help using GNU software:
For complete documentation, run: info coreutils 'uname invocation'
2. Print the kernel version :
uname -v
Examples :
[root@centos63 ~]# uname -v #1 SMP Tue Jul 10 12:30:45 UTC 2012
3. Print the kernel release :
uname -r
Examples :
[root@centos63 ~]# uname -r 2.6.32-279.1.1.el6.i686
4. Print the processor type :
uname -p
Examples :
[root@centos63 ~]# uname -p i686
5. Print the hardware platform :
uname -i
Examples :
[root@centos63 ~]# uname -i i386
