How do I determine the current operating system with Node.js
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I'm writing a couple of node shell scripts for use when developing on a platform. We have both Mac and Windows developers. Is there a variable I can check for in Node to run a .sh file in one instance and .bat in another?
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Solution 1 - node.js
The variable to use would be process.platform
On Mac the variable is set to darwin. On Windows, it is set to win32 (even on 64 bit).
aixdarwinfreebsdlinuxopenbsdsunoswin32android(Experimental, according to the link)
I just set this at the top of my jakeFile:
var isWin = process.platform === "win32";
Solution 2 - node.js
With Node.js v6 (and above) there is a dedicated os module, which provides a number of operating system-related utility methods.
On my Windows 10 machine it reports the following:
var os = require('os');
console.log(os.type()); // "Windows_NT"
console.log(os.release()); // "10.0.14393"
console.log(os.platform()); // "win32"
You can read it's full documentation here: https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_type
Solution 3 - node.js
You are looking for the OS native module for Node.js:
v4: https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v4.x/docs/api/os.html#os_os_platform
or v5 : https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/os.html#os_os_platform
> #os.platform() Returns the operating system platform. Possible values are 'darwin', 'freebsd', 'linux', 'sunos' or 'win32'. Returns the value of process.platform.
Solution 4 - node.js
#Process
var opsys = process.platform;
if (opsys == "darwin") {
opsys = "MacOS";
} else if (opsys == "win32" || opsys == "win64") {
opsys = "Windows";
} else if (opsys == "linux") {
opsys = "Linux";
}
console.log(opsys) // I don't know what linux is.
#OS
const os = require("os"); // Comes with node.js
console.log(os.type());
Solution 5 - node.js
This Works fine for me
var osvar = process.platform;
if (osvar == 'darwin') {
console.log("you are on a mac os");
}else if(osvar == 'win32'){
console.log("you are on a windows os")
}else{
console.log("unknown os")
}
Solution 6 - node.js
Works fine for me
if (/^win/i.test(process.platform)) {
// TODO: Windows
} else {
// TODO: Linux, Mac or something else
}
> The i modifier is used to perform case-insensitive matching.
Solution 7 - node.js
when you are using 32bits node on 64bits windows(like node-webkit or atom-shell developers), process.platform will echo win32
use
function isOSWin64() {
return process.arch === 'x64' || process.env.hasOwnProperty('PROCESSOR_ARCHITEW6432');
}
(check here for details)
Solution 8 - node.js
I was facing the same issue running my node js code on Windows VM on mac machine. The following code did the trick.
Replace
> process.platform == 'win32'
with
> const os = require('os'); > > os.platform() == 'win32';
Solution 9 - node.js
var isWin64 = process.env.hasOwnProperty('ProgramFiles(x86)');
Solution 10 - node.js
const path = require('path');
if (path.sep === "\\") {
console.log("Windows");
} else {
console.log("Not Windows");
}