How do I determine the current operating system with Node.js

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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).

Current possible values are:

  • aix
  • darwin
  • freebsd
  • linux
  • openbsd
  • sunos
  • win32
  • android (Experimental, according to the link)

I just set this at the top of my jakeFile:

var isWin = process.platform === "win32";

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