sparc(1)
NAME
machid, sun, iAPX286, i286, i386, i486, i860, pdp11, sparc,
u3b, u3b2, u3b5, u3b15, vax, u370 - get processor type truth
value
SYNOPSIS
sun
iAPX286
i386
pdp11
sparc
u3b
u3b2
u3b5
u3b15
vax
u370
DESCRIPTION
The following commands will return a true value (exit code
of 0) if you are using an instruction set that the command
name indicates.
sun True if you are on a Sun system.
iAPX286
True if you are on a computer using an iAPX286 proces-
sor.
i386 True if you are on a computer using an iAPX386 proces-
sor.
pdp11 True if you are on a PDP-11/45 or PDP-11/70.
sparc True if you are on a computer using a SPARC-family
processor.
u3b True if you are on a 3B20 computer.
u3b2 True if you are on a 3B2 computer.
u3b5 True if you are on a 3B5 computer.
u3b15 True if you are on a 3B15 computer.
vax True if you are on a VAX-11/750 or VAX-11/780.
u370 True if you are on an IBMO System/370 computer.
The commands that do not apply will return a false (non-
zero) value. These commands are often used within makefiles
(see make(1S)) and shell scripts (see sh(1)) to increase
portability.
ATTRIBUTES
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attri-
butes:
____________________________________________________________
| ATTRIBUTE TYPE | ATTRIBUTE VALUE |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
| Availability | SUNWcsu |
|_____________________________|_____________________________|
SEE ALSO
make(1S), sh(1), test(1), true(1), uname(1), attributes(5)
NOTES
The machid family of commands is obsolete. Use uname -p and
uname -m instead.
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