3 sys - Reports the compile-time CPU/operating system type
17 The B<sys> command displays the string set at compile time that indicates
18 the local machine's CPU/operating system (OS) type, conventionally called
19 the I<sysname>. This string is the default for the value stored in kernel
20 memory. The Cache Manager substitutes this string for the I<@sys>
21 variable which can occur in AFS pathnames; the I<IBM AFS Quick Beginnings>
22 and I<IBM AFS Administration Guide> explain how using I<@sys> can simplify
25 To set a new value in kernel memory, use the B<fs sysname> command. To
26 view the current value set in the kernel, use either B<fs sysname> or
31 You almost always want to use B<livesys> rather than this command. The
32 B<sys> command displays a single value hard-coded at compile time. It
33 does not query the Cache Manager for the current value and it does not
34 report sysname lists. If you have changed the local system type with B<fs
35 sysname>, or if you run a version of B<sys> compiled differently than the
36 Cache Manager running on the system, the value retured will not match the
37 behavior of the Cache Manager. The only reason to use B<sys> is that
38 B<livesys> wasn't available in older versions of AFS.
42 The machine's system type appears as a text string:
48 The following example shows the output produced on a Sun SPARCStation
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