arch: Get Architecture Utility
arch | |
|---|---|
| Category | Command Line Program |
| Part Of | GUN Core Utilities |
| Classification | Tier 1 |
| Official Documentation | GNU arch |
1 Description
The arch program when run will output a string that identifies the CPU architecture of the current
system. A table of different values that arch can output is displayed in section 2.
2 Architectures
| Architecture | Description |
|---|---|
aarch64 |
A 64 bit ARM processor. |
armv8l |
A 64 bit ARM processor. |
i386 |
An intel 32 bit processor. |
i686 |
A 32 bit Intel processor. |
openrisc |
A RISC processor. |
ppc64le |
A 64 bit PowerPC little-endian processor. |
sparc |
A sparc processor. |
x86_64 |
A 64 bit Intel or AMD processor |
3 Arguments
The table below lists the command line options for the arch program.
| Argument | Description |
|---|---|
--help |
Print some information about how the arch program works. |
--version |
Print version information and exit. |
4 Return Values
The arch will exit with zero upon success and a positive integer otherwise.
| arch Return Values | |
|---|---|
| Return Value | Description |
0 |
Successful termination. arch completed successfully. |
5 Examples
5.1 Get The System Architecture
The example below demonstrates how you can run the arch program with
zero arguments and it will print out a string identifying what architecture
the current system is.
user-1@vm:~$ arch
x86_64
user-1@vm:~$
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