how to identify 32 vs 64 bit CPU?

[Mogens Kjaer]

Robert P. J. Day wrote:
> On Thu, 9 Aug 2007, Mogens Kjaer wrote:
> 
>> Robert P. J. Day wrote:
>>>   i'm sure there's a trivial way to do this, but what's a simple way
>>> to tell if a system has a 32 or a 64 bit CPU?  something that i could
>>> run from within a script.  thanks.
>> If the script runs on a 64 bit CPU, equipped with a 32 bit OS,
>> should it return 32 or 64?
> 
> 64.  i'm interested in the actual CPU property.

The look for lm in /proc/cpuinfo flags posted elsewhere works
on the machine I've tested. It is set both when booting a 32 or
64 bit F7.

Mogens

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