R.utils (version 0.5.5)

getHostname.System: Retrieves the computer name of the current host

Description

Retrieves the computer name of the current host.

Usage

System$getHostname(...)

Value

• Returns a character string.

synopsis

getHostname.System(static, ...)

Details

First this function checks the system environment variables HOST, HOSTNAME, and COMPUTERNAME. Finally, it tries to query the system command uname -n.

See Also

*getUsername().