Node.js & process.env & OS Platform checker

Node.js & process.env & OS Platform checker

Window 10

Windows 7

ia32

CentOS

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$ node
# process.env

node-env-reader.js

#!/usr/bin/env node

// console.log(`process`, JSON.stringify(process, null, 4));

let {
    arch,
    platform,
} = process;

console.log(`process.arch `, arch);
// x64
console.log(`process.platform `, platform);
// win32
// linux

// console.log(`process.env`, JSON.stringify(process.env, null, 4));

let {
    OS,
} = process.env;

console.log(`process.env.OS `, OS);
// Windows_NT
// undefined

// node node-env-reader.js

// git --version

// shell.exec(`git --version`);
// Windows PC & git version 2.21.0.windows.1

// shell.exec(`git --version`);
// 202 Linux & git version 1.7.1

// process.arch  x64
// process.platform  linux
// process.env.OS  undefined

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OS

https://nodejs.org/api/os.html

arch

https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_arch

platform

https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_platform

Platform = OS + Arch

https://superuser.com/questions/514459/platform-vs-operating-system

URL

https://nodejs.org/api/url.html#url_url_strings_and_url_objects

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win32

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_API

https://techterms.com/definition/win32

Alternatively referred to as the Windows API and WinAPI, Win32 is the main set of Microsoft Windows APIs used for developing 32-bit applications.

https://www.computerhope.com/jargon/w/win32.htm

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