MACHID(1)MACHID(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 processor.
i386
True if you are on a computer using an iAPX386 processor.
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 proces‐
sor.
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 IBM® 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.
SEE ALSOmake(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The machid family of commands is obsolete.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.
Jul 5, 1990 MACHID(1)