Re: uname

[Paul Jarc]

CyberSurfer <address@hidden> writes:
> I noticed a strange output with the commando "uname".
> When i type # uname -v , it should print the operating system version
> but as you can see bellow it prints the time.
> This does not seem correct.

The time of kernel compilation is considered part of the version in
this case.

> I use Redhat 7.0, kernel version 2.2.16.22.

uname refers to this piece of data ("2.2.16-22") as the "release"
instead of the "version".  Use uname -r to make uname print it.

This isn't a program bug, it's just different from what you expected.
If you read the documentation and find it misleading/inadequate,
report that as a documentation bug, and suggest changes that would
have made the documentation clearer to you.


paul