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hostname(1) - set or print name of current host system {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD RedHat Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

machine(1) - print machine type {oss}

Man pages: NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD

pagesize(1) - print system page size {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

systat(1) - display system statistics on a crt {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

uname(1) - Print operating system name {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD RedHat Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD
[IEEE Std1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'')]

uptime(1) - show how long system has been running {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD RedHat Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

users(1) - list current users {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD RedHat NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

w(1) - display users who are logged on and what they are doing {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD RedHat Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

who(1) - display who is logged in {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD RedHat Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD
[IEEE Std1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'')]

arch(1) - print architecture type {oss}

Man pages: RedHat
Source code: OpenBSD

iostat(8) - report I/O statistics {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

modstat(8) - display status of loaded kernel modules {oss}

Man pages: NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

ldconfig(8) - configure the shared library cache {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

modload(8) - load a kernel module {oss}

Man pages: NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

modunload(8) - unload a kernel module {oss}

Man pages: NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

mopd(8) - MOP Loader Daemon {oss}

Man pages: NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD

kvm_mkdb(8) - create kernel database {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

pstat(8) - display system data structures {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

rstatd rpc.rstatd(8) - kernel statistics server {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD

rwhod(8) - system status server {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

savecore(8) - save a core dump of the operating system {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

sysctl(8) - get or set kernel state {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

swapon(8) - specify additional device for paging and swapping {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

apm(8) - Advanced Power Management control program {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD
apmd(8) - Advanced Power Management monitor daemon
APMD - Set of tools for managing notebook power consumption

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clock_gettime clock_settime clock_getres (2) - get/set/calibrate date and time {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD

getdtablesize (3) - get descriptor table size {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD

uname (3) - get system identification {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD
[IEEE Std1003.1-1988 (``POSIX'').]

getloadavg (3) - get system load averages {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

getpagesize (3) - get system page size {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

sysconf (3) - get configurable system variables {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD RedHat Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD
[IEEE Std1003.1-1988 (``POSIX'').]

sysctl (3) - get or set system information {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD

confstr (3) - get string-valued configurable variables {oss}

Man pages: FreeBSD RedHat Solaris NetBSD
Source code: OpenBSD FreeBSD
[IEEE Std1003.2-1992 (``POSIX.2'').]

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System Administration - Configuration, installing software, adding users, setting limits, system startup (boot) et al.

See also: Hardware Access - Gateway topic to hardware and real-time related processing routines.

See also: Remote System Information - Obtaining (or providing) system information like status, who is logged in, the local time, et al. Command - FAQs

Network related local information is covered under Communications

Program Environment Variables - Getting/ Setting program environment variables

Running Process Information - Getting information on running processes.

Process Limits - Permission and access restriction (files, resources, etc)

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