R.utils (version 1.33.0)

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

Description

Retrieves the computer name of the current host.

Usage

## Static method (use this):
## System$getHostname(...)

## Don't use the below: ## S3 method for class 'System': getHostname(static, ...)

Arguments

Value

Details

First, this function checks the system environment variables HOST, HOSTNAME, and COMPUTERNAME. Second, it checks Sys.info()["nodename"] for host name details. Finally, it tries to query the system command uname -n.

See Also

*getUsername().