R.Version {base}

R Documentation

Version Information

Description

R.Version() provides detailed information about the version of R running.
R.version is a variable (a list) holding this information (and version is a copy of it for S compatibility), whereas R.version.string is simple character string, useful for plotting, etc.

Usage

R.Version()
R.version
R.version.string

Value

R.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 month the version was released
day	the day the version was released
language	always "R".

See Also

machine.

Examples

R.version$os # to check how lucky you are ...
plot(0) # any plot
mtext(R.version.string, side=1,line=4,adj=1)# a useful bottom-right note

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