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Diffstat (limited to 'lib/libc/sys/uname.2')
| -rw-r--r-- | lib/libc/sys/uname.2 | 30 |
1 files changed, 20 insertions, 10 deletions
diff --git a/lib/libc/sys/uname.2 b/lib/libc/sys/uname.2 index 4097375188ed..bb4c7edcd41f 100644 --- a/lib/libc/sys/uname.2 +++ b/lib/libc/sys/uname.2 @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ .\" SUCH DAMAGE. .\" .\" from: @(#)uname.2 6.6 (Berkeley) 3/10/91 -.\" $Id: uname.2,v 1.1 1993/10/08 01:06:55 jkh Exp $ +.\" $Id: uname.2,v 1.2 1994/02/03 00:51:14 wollman Exp $ .\" .Dd March 29, 1993 .Dt UNAME 2 @@ -43,8 +43,10 @@ .Ft int .Fn uname "struct utsname *name" .Sh DESCRIPTION -.Fn Uname -returns the information identifying the current UNIX system +The +.Fn uname +function +returns the information identifying the current operating system in the structure pointed to by .Fa name. .Pp @@ -62,25 +64,33 @@ struct utsname { }; .Ed .Pp -.Fn Uname +The +.Fn uname +function returns a null-terminated character string naming the -current UNIX system in the character array +current operating system in the character array .Fa sysname . Similarly, .Fa nodename contains the name that the system is known by on a communication network. -.Fa Release +The +.Fa release and .Fa version +fields further identify the operating system. -.Fa Machine +The +.Fa machine +field contains the standard name that identifies the hardware -that the UNIX system is running on. +that the operating system is running on. .Sn ERRORS .Bl -tag -width ENAMETOOLONGAA .It Bq Er EFAULT -.Fn Uname +The +.Fn uname +function will fail if .Fa name points to an invalid address. @@ -97,4 +107,4 @@ is set to indicate the error. The .Nm uname function call appeared in -System V.2 AT&T UNIX. +.At V.2 . |