Get_Sysinfo(special file)

NAME
Get_Sysinfo — get information about a tool's host

SYNOPSIS

Get_Sysinfo(out string sysname,
        out string nodename,
        out string release,
        out string version,
        out string machine);

DESCRIPTION

The Get_Sysinfo request gets information about the handler's host.

The sysname argument is the name of the host's operating system.

The nodename argument is the name of the host.

The release and version arguments are implementation-specific information about the host's operating system.

The machine argument is an implementation-specific name that identifies the hardware on which the operating system is running.

APPLICATION USAGE

The ttdt_session_join(3), function can be used to register for, and transparently process, the Get_Sysinfo request.

EXAMPLES

The Get_Sysinfo message can be sent as in the following example:

Tt_message msg = tttk_message_create(0, TT_REQUEST, TT_SESSION,
                        the_recipient_procid, TTDT_GET_SYSINFO,
                        my_callback);
tt_message_arg_add(msg, TT_OUT, Tttk_string, 0);
tt_message_arg_add(msg, TT_OUT, Tttk_string, 0);
tt_message_arg_add(msg, TT_OUT, Tttk_string, 0);
tt_message_arg_add(msg, TT_OUT, Tttk_string, 0);
tt_message_arg_add(msg, TT_OUT, Tttk_string, 0);
tt_message_send(msg);

SEE ALSO

uname(2) tt_message_arg_add(3), tt_message_send(3), ttdt_session_join(3).