sys - Reports the compile-time CPU/operating system type

       You almost always want to use livesys rather than this command.  The sys command displays a single value
       hard-coded at compile time.  It does not query the Cache Manager for the current value and it does not
       report sysname lists.  If you have changed the local system type with fssysname, or if you run a version
       of sys compiled differently than the Cache Manager running on the system, the value returned will not
       match the behavior of the Cache Manager.  The only reason to use sys is that livesys wasn't available in
       older versions of AFS.

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       The sys command displays the string set at compile time that indicates the local machine's CPU/operating
       system (OS) type, conventionally called the sysname.  This string is the default for the value stored in
       kernel memory.  The Cache Manager substitutes this string for the @sys variable which can occur in AFS
       pathnames; the OpenAFSQuickStartGuide and OpenAFSAdministrationGuide explain how using @sys can
       simplify cell configuration.

       To set a new value in kernel memory, use the fssysname command.  To view the current value set in the
       kernel, use either fssysname or livesys.

       The following example shows the output produced on a Sun Netra T1 running Solaris 10:

          % sys
          sun4x_510

       sys - Reports the compile-time CPU/operating system type

       The machine's system type appears as a text string:

          I<system_type>

       None

fs_sysname(1), livesys(1)

       The OpenAFSQuickStartGuides at <http://docs.openafs.org/>.

       The OpenAFSAdministrationGuide at <http://docs.openafs.org/AdminGuide/>.

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