can one rely on uname -i results?

Goodday everyone! While trying some opensource utility I'v found that one of launching scripts uses uname -i | grep x86_64 to check for 64/32 bit platform and futher processing. But on my desktop it gives "unknown", so script does not work as expected. And at the same time: steve@dbsteve: /home/c

Re: can one rely on uname -i results?

Wow! Thanks everyone for answers. Its clear for me now. 2013/5/25 Vladimir Budnev > Goodday everyone! > > While trying some opensource utility I'v found that one of launching > scripts uses uname -i | grep x86_64 to check for 64/32 bit platform and > futher processing. >