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NAME

       sg_get_host_info - get general operating system statistics

SYNOPSIS

       #include <statgrab.h>

       sg_host_info *sg_get_host_info(void);

DESCRIPTION

       This call returns details on the operating system.

       It returns a pointer to a static buffer of sg_host_info.

RETURN VALUES

       The structure returned is of type sg_host_info.

       typedef struct{
               char *os_name;
               char *os_release;
               char *os_version;
               char *platform;
               char *hostname;
               time_t uptime;
       }sg_host_info;

       os_name
              the operating system name.  (eg. SunOS or Linux)

       os_release
              the operating system release.  (eg. 5.8 or 5.9 or Solaris)

       os_version
              the version level of the OS.

       platform
              the hardware platform (architecture) the OS runs on.

       hostname
              the name of the machine.

       uptime the uptime of the machine in seconds.

SEE ALSO

       statgrab(3)

WEBSITE

       http://www.i-scream.org/libstatgrab/