Get the name of the current operating system. Example: macOS Sierra
Package: os-name
Created by: sindresorhus
Last modified: Fri, 24 Nov 2023 16:53:40 GMT
Version: 6.0.0
License: MIT
Downloads: 12,221,938
Repository: https://github.com/sindresorhus/os-name
Install
npm install os-name
yarn add os-name
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 os from 'node:os';
import osName from 'os-name';
// On a macOS Sierra system
osName();
//=> 'macOS Sierra'
osName(os.platform(), os.release());
//=> 'macOS Sierra'
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.
You can optionally supply a custom os.platform() and os.release().
Check out getos if you need the Linux distribution name.
Related
- os-name-cli - CLI for this module
