System: Static class to query information about the system
In R.utils: Various Programming Utilities

System

R Documentation

Static class to query information about the system

Description

Package: R.utils
Class System

Object
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~~+--System

Directly known subclasses:

public static class System
extends Object

The System class contains several useful class fields and methods. It cannot be instantiated.

Fields and Methods

Methods:

	`currentTimeMillis`	Get the current time in milliseconds.
	`findGhostscript`	Searches for a Ghostview executable on the current system.
	`findGraphicsDevice`	Searches for a working PNG device.
	`getHostname`	Retrieves the computer name of the current host.
	`getMappedDrivesOnWindows`	-
	`getUsername`	Retrieves the name of the user running R.
	`mapDriveOnWindows`	-
	`openBrowser`	Opens an HTML document using the OS default HTML browser.
	`parseDebian`	Parses a string, file or connection for Debian formatted parameters.
	`unmapDriveOnWindows`	-

Methods inherited from Object:
$, $<-, [[, [[<-, as.character, attach, attachLocally, clearCache, clearLookupCache, clone, detach, equals, extend, finalize, getEnvironment, getFieldModifier, getFieldModifiers, getFields, getInstantiationTime, getStaticInstance, hasField, hashCode, ll, load, names, objectSize, print, save