any `hostinfo' in $PATH, since hostinfo.exe is a popular file name
on some platforms.
/bin/arch = `(/bin/arch) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
/usr/bin/arch -k = `(/usr/bin/arch -k) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
/usr/convex/getsysinfo = `(/usr/convex/getsysinfo) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
-hostinfo = `(hostinfo) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
+/usr/bin/hostinfo = `(/usr/bin/hostinfo) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
/bin/machine = `(/bin/machine) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
/usr/bin/oslevel = `(/usr/bin/oslevel) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`
/bin/universe = `(/bin/universe) 2>/dev/null || echo unknown`