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R.utils (version 2.9.0)

System: Static class to query information about the system

Description

Package: R.utils Class System

Object ~~| ~~+--System

Directly known subclasses:

public static class System extends Object

The System class contains several useful class fields and methods. It cannot be instantiated.

Arguments

Fields and Methods

Methods:

currentTimeMillis Get the current time in milliseconds.
findGhostscript Searches for a Ghostview executable on the current system.
findGraphicsDevice Searches for a working PNG device.
getHostname Retrieves the computer name of the current host.
getMappedDrivesOnWindows -
getUsername Retrieves the name of the user running R.
mapDriveOnWindows -
openBrowser Opens an HTML document using the OS default HTML browser.
parseDebian Parses a string, file or connection for Debian formatted parameters.
unmapDriveOnWindows -

Methods inherited from Object: $, $<-, [[, [[<-, as.character, attach, attachLocally, clearCache, clearLookupCache, clone, detach, equals, extend, finalize, getEnvironment, getFieldModifier, getFieldModifiers, getFields, getInstantiationTime, getStaticInstance, hasField, hashCode, ll, load, names, objectSize, print, save