How to know what is the version of Unix,machine Name, Processor info etc

On HP unix -> uname -r

on Linux cat /proc/version

If you want to know if its RISC based processor or Intexl X-86 processor then file /stand/vmunix On HP-ux -> /stand/vmunix: PA-RISC1.1 executable -not stripped On Linux -> cat /proc/cpuinfo For futher information cd /proc and do a ls you will good source of information about system settings like memory , cpu , swapsize, version, uptime, etc info.


For more details check man uname on that unix box


When you execute the command uname -a, it produces output like the following:
HP-UX myhost A.09.01 C 9000/750 2015986034 32-user license
The displayed fields are interpreted as follows:
HP-UX The operating system name (option -s).
myhost The UUCP network system name by which the system is known (-n).
B.11.00 The operating system release identifier (-r).
A The operating system version identifier (-v).
9000/889 The machine and model numbers (-m).
2015986034 The machine identification number (-i).
32-user license The operating system license level (-l).