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Re: uname -p is broken


From: Bob Proulx
Subject: Re: uname -p is broken
Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2002 10:06:17 -0700

> Are you aware that uname -a gives incorrect output? or rather missing
> the -p, --processor  print the host processor type feature?

Note that the -p option is not standard.  For portable applications
you should avoid using that option.  In fact the uname functionality
is such that portable scripts should probably avoid all but the -s
option.

  http://www.unix-systems.org/single_unix_specification_v2/xcu/uname.html

Bob



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