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.\"  Copyright (c) 1996 Sun Microsystems, Inc. - All Rights Reserved.
.TH mach 1 "18 Jan 1996" "SunOS 5.11" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
mach \- display the processor type of the current host
.SH SYNOPSIS
.LP
.nf
\fBmach\fR 
.fi

.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
.LP
The \fBmach\fR command displays the processor-type of the current host.
.SH ATTRIBUTES
.sp
.LP
See \fBattributes\fR(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
.sp

.sp
.TS
tab() box;
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
lw(2.75i) lw(2.75i) 
.
\fBATTRIBUTE TYPE\fR\fBATTRIBUTE VALUE\fR
Availabilitysystem/core-os
.TE

.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
.LP
\fBarch\fR(1), \fBuname\fR(1), \fBattributes\fR(5)
.SH NOTES
.sp
.LP
\fBmach\fR and  \fBuname\fR \fB-p\fR return equivalent values; therefore, Independent Software Vendors (ISV) and  others who need to ascertain processor type are encouraged to use \fBuname\fR with the  \fB-p\fR option instead of the \fBmach\fR command. The  \fBmach\fR command is provided for compatibility with previous releases, but generally its use is discouraged.