shell script variable for OS?

mattdawolf · 03-06-2021, 09:49 AM

If I wanted to append a my hostname to a copied/tarred file, I'd use `hostname`

Is there an equivelant for printing the OS?

Keith Hedger · 03-06-2021, 09:52 AM

Code:

uname --help

mattdawolf · 03-06-2021, 02:13 PM

Greetings. Thank you for your response. How would I append that to a tar command, such as

tar -zcvf ~/path/to/file-`hostname`-`date +%Y%m%d`.tar.gz /etc

Keith Hedger · 03-06-2021, 02:48 PM

Exactly the same way as you attach the date command except use uname + whaterver options you want

mattdawolf · 03-06-2021, 04:15 PM

Got it. Thanks.

Keith Hedger · 03-06-2021, 05:08 PM

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