Re: uname -s

[Petri Koistinen]

On Tue, 22 Oct 2002, Robert Millan wrote:

> > I think uname -s should print: GNUmach.
> 
> That would break scripts that rely on uname -s.
> 
> On the other hand, I think uname is wrong in changing the -s,
> which has always corresponded to "system", into kernel
> just because Linux, the kernel, claims to be the OS on
> GNU/Linux' "uname -s".

I don't understand.

$ uname --help
Usage: uname [OPTION]...
Print certain system information.  With no OPTION, same as -s.

  -a, --all                print all information, in the following order:
  -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
  -i, --hardware-platform  print the hardware platform
  -o, --operating-system   print the operating system
      --help     display this help and exit
      --version  output version information and exit

Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.
$ uname --version
uname (sh-utils) 2.0.12
Written by David MacKenzie.

Copyright (C) 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 
PURPOSE.
$ uname -s
Linux
$ uname -o
GNU/Linux
$ 

Does this help?

Petri