machine {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")