R.utils (version 1.6.0)

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. Second, it checks Sys.info()["nodename"] for host name details. Finally, it tries to query the system command uname -n.

See Also

*getUsername().