---
name: "sys"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "openafs-client"
version: "1.8.13.2-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/sys"
---

# sys(1)

Reports the compile-time CPU/operating system type

## NAME

sys - Reports the compile-time CPU/operating system type

## SYNOPSIS

**sys**

## DESCRIPTION

The **sys** command displays the string set at compile time that indicates the local machine's CPU/operating system (OS) type, conventionally called the *sysname*.  This string is the default for the value stored in kernel memory.  The Cache Manager substitutes this string for the *@sys* variable which can occur in AFS pathnames; the *OpenAFS Quick Start* *Guide* and *OpenAFS Administration Guide* explain how using *@sys* can simplify cell configuration.

To set a new value in kernel memory, use the **fs sysname** command.  To view the current value set in the kernel, use either **fs sysname** or **livesys**.

## CAUTIONS

You almost always want to use **livesys** rather than this command.  The **sys** command displays a single value hard-coded at compile time.  It does not query the Cache Manager for the current value and it does not report sysname lists.  If you have changed the local system type with **fs** **sysname**, or if you run a version of **sys** compiled differently than the Cache Manager running on the system, the value returned will not match the behavior of the Cache Manager.  The only reason to use **sys** is that **livesys** wasn't available in older versions of AFS.

## OUTPUT

The machine's system type appears as a text string:

```
   I<system_type>
```

## EXAMPLES

The following example shows the output produced on a Sun Netra T1 running Solaris 10:

```
   % sys
   sun4x_510
```

## PRIVILEGE REQUIRED

None

## SEE ALSO

[**fs\_sysname**(1)](/fs_sysname/1.md), [**livesys**(1)](/livesys/1.md)

The *OpenAFS Quick Start Guides* at \<http://docs.openafs.org/\>.

The *OpenAFS Administration Guide* at \<http://docs.openafs.org/AdminGuide/\>.

## COPYRIGHT

IBM Corporation 2000. \<http://www.ibm.com/\> All Rights Reserved.

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