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R.Version {base}

Version Information
Package: 
base
Version: 
R 3.0.1

Description

R.Version() provides detailed information about the version of R running.

R.version is a variable (a list) holding this information (and version is a copy of it for S compatibility).

Usage

R.Version()
R.version
R.version.string
version

Values

R.Version returns a list with character-string components

R.version and version are lists of class "simple.list" which has a print method.

platform
the platform for which R was built. A triplet of the form CPU-VENDOR-OS, as determined by the configure script. E.g, "i586-unknown-linux" or "i386-pc-mingw32".
arch
the architecture (CPU) R was built on/for.
os
the underlying operating system
system
CPU and OS, separated by a comma.
status
the status of the version (e.g., "Alpha")
major
the major version number
minor
the minor version number, including the patchlevel
year
the year the version was released
month
the month the version was released
day
the day the version was released
svn rev
the Subversion revision number, which should be either "unknown" or a single number. (A range of numbers or a number with M or S appended indicates inconsistencies in the sources used to build this version of R.)
language
always "R".
version.string
a character string concatenating some of the info above, useful for plotting, etc.

Note

Do not use R.version$os to test the platform the code is running on: use .Platform$OS.type instead. Slightly different versions of the OS may report different values of R.version$os, as may different versions of R.

R.version.string is a copy of R.version$version.string for simplicity and backwards compatibility.

See Also

sessionInfo which provides additional information; getRversion typically used inside R code, .Platform.

Examples

require(graphics)
 
R.version$os # to check how lucky you are ...
plot(0) # any plot
mtext(R.version.string, side = 1, line = 4, adj = 1) # a useful bottom-right note

Documentation reproduced from R 3.0.1. License: GPL-2.