os

The os namespace provides metadata about the underlying host platform and operating system.

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Quick Reference

Function	Signature	Return Type	Description
os.platform	os.platform()	string	Returns host OS name ("windows", "linux", "macos").
os.arch	os.arch()	string	Returns processor architecture ("x86_64", "arm64").
os.hostname	os.hostname()	string	Returns computer network name.
os.homedir	os.homedir()	string	Returns current user home directory.

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Example

print("Running on: " + os.platform());
print("Architecture: " + os.arch());
print("Host: " + os.hostname());

if (os.platform() == "windows") {
    print("Windows specific initialization...");
} else {
    print("POSIX initialization...");
}