Node.js os.type() Method
Last Updated :
12 Oct, 2021
The os.type() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of the os module which is used to get Operating system name.
Syntax:
os.type()
Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters.
Return Value: This method returns a string that represents operating system name. The returned value can be one of these ‘Darwin’ for MacOS, ‘Linux’ for Linux and ‘Windows_NT’ for windows.
Below examples illustrate the use of os.type() method in Node.js:
Example 1:
javascript
const os = require( 'os' );
console.log(os.type());
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Output:
Windows_NT
Example 2:
javascript
const os = require( 'os' );
var type = os.type();
switch (type) {
case 'Darwin' :
console.log( "MacOS" );
break ;
case 'Linux' :
console.log( "Linux operating system" );
break ;
case 'Windows_NT' :
console.log( "windows operating system" );
break ;
default :
console.log( "other operating system" );
}
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Output:
windows operating system
Note: The above program will compile and run by using the node index.js
command.
Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_type
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