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
Arguments
Value
R.Version returns a list with character-string components
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.
R.version and version are lists of class
"simple.list" which has a print method.
require(graphics)
R.version$os # to check how lucky you are ...plot(0) # any plotmtext(R.version.string, side = 1, line = 4, adj = 1) # a useful bottom-right note