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# uname

> Print details about the current machine and the operating system running on it.
> See also: `lsb_release`.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/manual/html_node/uname-invocation.html>.

- Print kernel name:

`uname`

- Print all available system information:

`uname {{[-a|--all]}}`

- Print system architecture and processor information:

`uname {{[-mp|--machine --processor]}}`

- Print kernel name, kernel release, and kernel version:

`uname {{[-srv|--kernel-name --kernel-release --kernel-version]}}`

- Print system hostname:

`uname {{[-n|--nodename]}}`

- Print the current operating system name:

`uname {{[-o|--operating-system]}}`

- Display help:

`uname --help`
