uname
Synopsis
$uname([<description>])
Technical
Returns system information about the machine on which EPIC is running, obtained from the operating system's uname interface. The entire argument is a description template, including spaces and literal quotation marks. With no input, the template defaults to %s %r.
Template selectors are case-sensitive:
| Selector | Replacement |
|---|---|
%m |
Machine architecture. |
%n |
Node name or hostname reported by the operating system. |
%r |
Operating-system release. |
%s |
Operating-system name. |
%v |
Operating-system version. |
%a |
The fields %s %n %r %v %m, separated by spaces. |
%% |
A literal percent sign. |
Unknown selectors retain both characters, so %S remains %S. A trailing percent sign remains a percent sign. Ordinary text is copied without word parsing. Replacement field text is not scanned again for selectors.
Returns and restrictions
The expanded description, or the literal string unknown if the system call fails. Empty input selects the default format rather than returning empty. Values and their wording depend on the operating system; the architecture field is not necessarily a detailed CPU model.
Output is bounded by EPIC's 2048-byte formatting buffer. Long templates can stop early, and large field substitutions can be truncated; truncation can split UTF-8 text. There are no options, settings, or server requirements. This queries the local host, not the IRC server.
Examples
$uname(This machine (%n) is a %m running %s %r)
$uname()
$uname(%a)
The first expression could return This machine (paradigm) is a i686 running Linux 2.2.0. The second returns the system name and release; actual values depend on the host.
Source
Handler and selectors: source/functions.c. Buffer size: include/irc.h.