[conspire] Quick Question 64bit vs 32 bit Kernel

[Deirdre Saoirse Moen]

MacOS X:

$ uname -a
Darwin DeirdreMac-3.local 8.11.1 Darwin Kernel Version 8.11.1: Wed  
Oct 10 18:23:28 PDT 2007; root:xnu-792.25.20~1/RELEASE_I386 i386 i386

On Dec 11, 2007, at 2:34 PM, Adrien Lamothe wrote:

> I don't know about Mac OS X, but in Linux you can usually tell by  
> running "uname -a" from a shell. The resultant identification  
> string usually identifies the type of kernel and will show if it is  
> 64 bit.
>
> - Adrien
>
>
> Jose Medeiros <jose.medeiros at gmail.com> wrote: Good Morning,
>
> How can I determine if I am running a 64 bit Kernel in Linux and or  
> Mac OS X?
>
> I have tried using Cat /proc/version and it does tell me the Kernel
> Version and the release, however it does not state
> if it is 32 bit or 64 bit. I have also tried using the uname -a
> command in Mac OS X, but on a Mac it just tells you the version of
> Darwin Kernel. One of the Sr. Unix admins here at work suggested
> using " File " on a binary, and it does state if it is 64 bit, but I
> was hoping for a command that offers more detail since if I ran it on
> an app that is 32 bit running on a 64 bit OS, such a command does not
> offer enough detail.
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Happy Holidays and Thank you in advance!
>
> Jose Medeiros
>
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