is an option for file and related operations that specifies the type of operating system to use to determine file name and other conventions.


OperatingSystem
is an option for file and related operations that specifies the type of operating system to use to determine file name and other conventions.
Details

- The default setting is typically OperatingSystem->$OperatingSystem.
- Possible settings for OperatingSystem are typically "Windows", "MacOSX", and "Unix".
History
Text
Wolfram Research (2008), OperatingSystem, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OperatingSystem.html.
CMS
Wolfram Language. 2008. "OperatingSystem." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OperatingSystem.html.
APA
Wolfram Language. (2008). OperatingSystem. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OperatingSystem.html
BibTeX
@misc{reference.wolfram_2025_operatingsystem, author="Wolfram Research", title="{OperatingSystem}", year="2008", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OperatingSystem.html}", note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}
BibLaTeX
@online{reference.wolfram_2025_operatingsystem, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={OperatingSystem}, year={2008}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/OperatingSystem.html}, note=[Accessed: 08-August-2025]}