Get_Sysinfo(4)

Get_Sysinfo(4)	 DEVICES AND NETWORK INTERFACES	   Get_Sysinfo(4)

NAME
     Get_Sysinfo request - 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).

Unix System LaboratorLast change: 13 May 1994			1