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sh(1)

make(1)

test(1)

true(1)

MACHID(1)  —  Kubota Pacfic Computer Inc. (Essential/User Environment Utilities)

NAME

machid: titan, mips, m68000, pdp11, u3b, u3b2, u3b5, vax − get processor type truth value

SYNOPSIS

titan

mips

m68000

pdp11

u3b

u3b2

u3b5

vax

DESCRIPTION

The following commands return a true value (exit code of 0) if you are using a processor that the command name indicates. 

titan True for the Stardent Computer Inc. Titan 1500/3000 graphics supercomputer. 

mips
True for a MIPS M/ series computer. 

m68000
True for a Motorola 680x0 series processor.

pdp11
True for a PDP-11/45 or PDP-11/70. 

u3b
True for a 3B20 computer.

u3b2
True for a 3B2 computer.

u3b5
True for a 3B5 computer.

vax
True for a VAX-11/750 or VAX-11/780. 

The commands that do not apply return a false (non-zero) value.  These commands are often used within makefiles (see make(1)) and shell procedures (see sh(1)) to increase portability.

SEE ALSO

sh(1), make(1), test(1), true(1). 

September 02, 1992

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