Test for OS name from inside ruby script

Ruby
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How do I test in my scripts for the OS type? So I can conditionally run
different code…?

thanks

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On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Dale A. [email protected]
wrote:

How do I test in my scripts for the OS type? So I can conditionally run
different code…?

A quick google search led to this:
http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/6238 I imagine using RUBY_PLATFORM
in
some manner is a good solution.

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On 23.01.2010 07:56, Dale A. wrote:

How do I test in my scripts for the OS type? So I can conditionally run
different code…?

It’s easiest with GitHub - rdp/os: The OS gem allows for some easy telling if you’re on windows or not. OS.windows? as well as some other helper utilities

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Jacob M. wrote:

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Dale A. [email protected]
wrote:

How do I test in my scripts for the OS type? So I can conditionally run
different code…?

A quick google search led to this:
http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/6238 I imagine using RUBY_PLATFORM
in
some manner is a good solution.

Thanks I got it going. I am using ‘rbconfig’

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On Jan 23, 12:09 am, Jacob M. [email protected]
wrote:

On Sat, Jan 23, 2010 at 1:56 AM, Dale A. [email protected] wrote:

How do I test in my scripts for the OS type? So I can conditionally run
different code…?

A quick google search led to this:http://snippets.dzone.com/posts/show/6238 I imagine using RUBY_PLATFORM in
some manner is a good solution.

No, do not use RUBY_PLATFORM. JRuby will return “java”, for example:

If you want something built in use rbconfig.rb. Specifically,
Config::CONFIG[‘host_os’]. Or you can use a 3rd party gem like sys-
uname or os.

Regards,

Dan