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From: davisson@IDA.ORG (Chuck Davisson)
Subject: Re: How to find VERSION of UNIX OS
Message-ID: <1991May30.203159.264@IDA.ORG>
Organization: IDA, Alexandria, VA
References: <1991May22.163628.12135@njitgw.njit.edu>
Date: Thu, 30 May 91 20:31:59 GMT

From article <1991May22.163628.12135@njitgw.njit.edu>, by madhua@mars.njit.edu (madhu aiyappen ):
> 
> The subject says it - what is the command to find
> the Version and Release of UNIX Operating System
> (other than finding it in /etc/motd)?
> 
> Any simple commands? Thanks for any help.

I have it working on a Sun 3 with SunOS 4.1.1, a Sun3 with SunOS 4.1 and
a Sun3 with SunOS 4.0.3.  On the 4.0.3 system the -v option doesn't pick
up the ".3" in 4.0.3.  Also on the 4.0.3 system, uname is part of the
optional System V stuff in /usr/5bin.