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$SystemID

is a short string that identifies the type of computer system on which the Wolfram System is being run.

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$SystemID

$SystemID

is a short string that identifies the type of computer system on which the Wolfram System is being run.

Details

  • Computer systems with the same $SystemID should be binary compatible, so that the same external programs and .mx files can be used.
  • Sometimes binary compatibility may only be complete when the same version of the operating system is used.
  • $SystemID is used in naming directories generated by DumpSave and wscc.
  • Values for $SystemID contain only alphanumeric characters and dashes.
  • Typical values are "Windows-x86-64", "MacOSX-x86-64", and "Linux-x86-64".

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Basic Examples  (1)

The value of $SystemID on the current system:

Properties & Relations  (1)

$System gives a more human-readable version of the information in $SystemID:

Wolfram Research (1996), $SystemID, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$SystemID.html.

Text

Wolfram Research (1996), $SystemID, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$SystemID.html.

CMS

Wolfram Language. 1996. "$SystemID." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$SystemID.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (1996). $SystemID. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$SystemID.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_$systemid, author="Wolfram Research", title="{$SystemID}", year="1996", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$SystemID.html}", note=[Accessed: 30-August-2025]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2025_$systemid, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={$SystemID}, year={1996}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/$SystemID.html}, note=[Accessed: 30-August-2025]}