Editing Uname (section)

==History==
The <code>uname</code> system call and command appeared for the first time in [[PWB/UNIX]]. Both are specified by [[POSIX]].<ref>[http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/utilities/uname.html uname]. The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7/IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition. Specifies the command.</ref><ref>[http://pubs.opengroup.org/onlinepubs/9699919799/functions/uname.html uname]. The Open Group Base Specifications Issue 7/IEEE Std 1003.1, 2013 Edition. Specifies the function/system call.</ref> The [[GNU]] version of uname is included in the "sh-utils" or "coreutils" packages. <code>uname</code> itself is not available as a standalone program. The version of <code>uname</code> bundled in GNU coreutils was written by David MacKenzie.<ref>{{man|1|uname|Linux}}</ref> The command is available as a separate package for [[Microsoft Windows]] as part of the [[GnuWin32]] project<ref>[http://gnuwin32.sourceforge.net/packages/coreutils.htm CoreUtils for Windows]</ref> and the [[UnxUtils]] collection of [[Native (computing)|native]] [[Windows API|Win32]] [[porting|ports]] of common GNU Unix-like utilities.<ref>[http://unxutils.sourceforge.net/ Native Win32 ports of some GNU utilities]</ref>