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diff --git a/doc/mailfromd.texi b/doc/mailfromd.texi index 0d171ab0..3d2e43c5 100644 --- a/doc/mailfromd.texi +++ b/doc/mailfromd.texi @@ -7730,2 +7730,16 @@ The function @code{revip} is defined in @ref{revip}. +@deftypefn {Built-in Function} string gethostname () +Return the host name of this machine. +@end deftypefn + +@deftypefn {Built-in Function} string getdomainname () +Return the domain name of this machine. Note, that it does not +necessarily coincide with the actual machine name in @acronym{DNS}. + +Depending on the underlying @samp{libc} implementation, this call may +return empty string or the string @samp{(none)}. Do not rely on it to +get the real hostname of the box @command{mailfromd} runs on, use +@acronym{DNS} functions instead. +@end deftypefn + @deftypefn {Built-in Function} number time () @@ -7765,2 +7779,39 @@ strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S %Z', 1164477564, 1) +@deftypefn {Built-in Function} uname (string @var{format}) +This function returns system information formatted according to +the format specification @var{format}. Ordinary characters placed +in the format string are copied to the output without conversion. +Conversion specifiers are introduced by a @samp{%} character. +The following conversions are defined: + +@table @asis +@item %s +Name of this system. + +@item %n +Name of this node within the communications network to which this node +is attached. Note, that it does not necessarily coincide with the +actual machine name in @acronym{DNS}. + +@item %r +Kernel release. + +@item %v +Kernel version. + +@item %m +Name of the hardware type on which the system is running. +@end table + +For example: + +@smallexample + uname('%n runs %s, release %r on %m') + @result{} "Trurl runs Linux, release 2.6.26 on i686" +@end smallexample + +Notice the use of single quotes. + +@end deftypefn + @deftypefn {Built-in Function} number system (string @var{str}) |