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X Uname by x-cmd — Agent Skill

Name: X Uname
Author: x-cmd

X Uname

Enhanced `uname` command with colorized, structured output. Shows hostname, OS, kernel, architecture. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.

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x uname - System Information

Enhanced uname command with colorized, structured output.

Quick Start

# Display system information
x uname

Features

Colorized output: Key-value format with ANSI colors (auto-disabled when piped)
Structured display: hostname, osname, kernel, machine, version
Cross-platform: Works on Linux, macOS, Windows (via cosmo)

Output Fields

Field	Description	Example
`hostname`	System hostname	`myserver`
`osname`	Operating system name	`Linux`, `Darwin`
`kernel`	Kernel version	`5.15.0-91-generic`
`machine`	Hardware architecture	`x86_64`, `arm64`
`version`	Full OS version string	`#101-Ubuntu SMP...`

Examples

Basic Usage

# Default - colorful structured output
x uname

# Output example:
# hostname   :  myserver
# osname     :  Linux
# kernel     :  5.15.0-91-generic
# machine    :  x86_64
# version    :  #101-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 14 13:29:11 UTC 2023

Pipe Usage

Colors are automatically disabled when output is piped:

# No colors in piped output
x uname | cat

# Parse with awk
x uname | awk -F': ' '/kernel/{print $2}'

Comparison with Native uname

Command	Output Style
`uname -a`	Single line, space-separated
`x uname`	Multi-line, key-value format

# Native uname
$ uname -a
Linux myserver 5.15.0-91-generic #101-Ubuntu SMP ... x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux

# x uname
$ x uname
hostname   :  myserver
osname     :  Linux
kernel     :  5.15.0-91-generic
machine    :  x86_64
version    :  #101-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 14 13:29:11 UTC 2023

Native uname(1) manual page

---name: x-unamedescription: Enhanced `uname` command with colorized, structured output. Shows hostname, OS, kernel, architecture. **Dependency**: This is an x-cmd module. Install x-cmd first (see x-cmd skill for installation options). see x-cmd skill for installation.license: Apache-2.0---# x uname - System Information> Enhanced `uname` command with colorized, structured output.---## Quick Start```bash# Display system informationx uname```---## Features- **Colorized output**: Key-value format with ANSI colors (auto-disabled when piped)- **Structured display**: hostname, osname, kernel, machine, version- **Cross-platform**: Works on Linux, macOS, Windows (via cosmo)---## Output Fields| Field | Description | Example ||-------|-------------|---------|| `hostname` | System hostname | `myserver` || `osname` | Operating system name | `Linux`, `Darwin` || `kernel` | Kernel version | `5.15.0-91-generic` || `machine` | Hardware architecture | `x86_64`, `arm64` || `version` | Full OS version string | `#101-Ubuntu SMP...` |---## Examples### Basic Usage```bash# Default - colorful structured outputx uname# Output example:# hostname : myserver# osname : Linux# kernel : 5.15.0-91-generic# machine : x86_64# version : #101-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 14 13:29:11 UTC 2023```### Pipe UsageColors are automatically disabled when output is piped:```bash# No colors in piped outputx uname | cat# Parse with awkx uname | awk -F': ' '/kernel/{print $2}'```---## Comparison with Native uname| Command | Output Style ||---------|--------------|| `uname -a` | Single line, space-separated || `x uname` | Multi-line, key-value format |```bash# Native uname$ uname -aLinux myserver 5.15.0-91-generic #101-Ubuntu SMP ... x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux# x uname$ x unamehostname : myserverosname : Linuxkernel : 5.15.0-91-genericmachine : x86_64version : #101-Ubuntu SMP Tue Nov 14 13:29:11 UTC 2023```---## Related- Native `uname(1)` manual page

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