[R] how can I write code to detect whether the machine is Windows or Linux?

Philip James Smith
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:53:10 -0000

Hi R-People:

I use 2 machines: a machine with a Windows XP operating system, and
another with a Linux Ubuntu OS. I transport my code between these 2
machines. However, pathnames to data files always need to be
"adjusted"
to account for the OS that I'm working on.

Here is my question:

How do I write code to detect whether I'm using the XP or the Linux
machine?

If I knew this, I could write my code in a way so that I didn't have to
adjust path names to data file all the time.

I checked the archives... didn't find anything, but perhaps didn't know
the right search terms...

Thanks for your help, R-community! Please respond to:
philipsmith at alumni.albany.edu

Best regards,
Phil Smith
Duluth, GA