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os-name

v7.0.0

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Get the name of the current operating system. Example: macOS Sierra

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Readme

os-name

Get the name of the current operating system
Example: macOS Sierra

Useful for analytics and debugging.

Install

npm install os-name

Usage

import osName from 'os-name';

// On a macOS Sierra system

osName();
//=> 'macOS Sierra'

// On an Ubuntu system

osName();
//=> 'Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS'

osName('darwin', '14.0.0');
//=> 'OS X Yosemite'

osName('linux', '3.13.0-24-generic');
//=> 'Linux 3.13'

osName('win32', '6.3.9600');
//=> 'Windows 8.1'

API

osName(platform?, release?)

By default, the name of the current operating system is returned.

On Linux, it reads the pretty name from /etc/os-release when available (e.g., 'Ubuntu 20.04.1 LTS', 'Debian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)'). When a custom release is provided, it falls back to 'Linux <version>'.

You can optionally supply a custom os.platform() and os.release().

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