uname

Print details about the current machine and the operating system running on it. Note: for additional information about the operating system, try the sw_vers command.

• Print hardware-related information: machine and processor:

uname -mp

• Print software-related information: operating system, release number, and version:

uname -srv

• Print the nodename (hostname) of the system:

uname -n

• Print all available system information (hardware, software, nodename):

uname -a