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Created December 19, 2011 14:34
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How to get the type of operating system in a ruby script.
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os.rb
require 'rbconfig'
host_os = RbConfig::CONFIG['host_os']
if host_os ~= /mac|darwin/i
# Mac
elsif host_os ~= /bsd/i
# BSD
elsif host_os ~= /solaris|sunos/i
# Solaris
elsif host_os ~= /linux/i
# Linux
elsif host_os ~= /mswin|windows|cygwin/i
# Windows
else
# Any platform
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