Date: Thu, 20 Nov 97 01:48:02 -0500 From: Timothy J Luoma <luomat+freebsd+questions@luomat.peak.org> To: allenc@verinet.com Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: uname Message-ID: <199711200648.BAA13314@luomat.peak.org> In-Reply-To: <3473D6BA.29C0@verinet.com> References: <3473D6BA.29C0@verinet.com>
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Author: Allen Campbell <allenc@verinet.com> Original-Date: Wed, 19 Nov 1997 23:20:42 -0700 Message-ID: <3473D6BA.29C0@verinet.com> > What is the basis for the name of the command uname(1)? WAG: 'universal name' ie a way of universally identifying a computer by one command which gives the information in the same format across platforms. Just a WAG of course... TjL
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