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Version Information

Description

Version() provides detailed information about the version of R running.

version is a variable holding this information.

Usage

Version()
version

Value

Version returns a list with components

platform

the platform for which R was built. Under Unix, a triplet of the form CPU-VENDOR-OS, as determined by the configure script. E.g, "i586-unknown-linux".

arch

the architecture (CPU) R was built on/for.

os

the underlying operating system

system

CPU and OS.

status

the status of the version (e.g., "Alpha")

status.rev

the status revision level

major

the major version number

minor

the minor version number

year

the year the version was released

month

the year the version was released

day

the year the version was released

language

always "R".

See Also

machine.

Examples

version$os # to check how lucky you are ...

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