machine                 package:base                 R Documentation

Determine the Machine R is Running On

Description:

     This function returns a character string which specifies what kind
     of environment R is being run in.

Usage:

     machine()

See Also:

     `.Platform' which provides more than `machine()'; `Machine' for
     the computer's characteristics in arithmetics;

Examples:

     machine()# to see yours
     tolower(machine()) == .Platform $ OS ## --> often TRUE
     if (machine() == "Macintosh")
       cat("You are using a Macintosh computer\n")

