Function

uname invokes the uname callable service to obtain information about the system you are running on.

Parameters

stem

The name of a stem variable used to return the information. Upon return, stem.0 contains the number of variables returned. To access the information, you can specify a numeric value (see REXX predefined variables) or the predefined variables beginning with U_ that derive the appropriate numeric value. For example, both stem.1 and stem.u_sysname access the name of the operating system.

Variable	Description
U_MACHINE	The name of the hardware type on which the system is running
U_NODENAME	The name of this node within the communication network
U_RELEASE	The current release level of this implementation
U_SYSNAME	The name of this implementation of the operating system (z/OS®)
U_VERSION	The current version level of this release