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# os-name [](https://travis-ci.org/sindresorhus/os-name)
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> Get the name of the current operating system. Example: `OS X Mavericks`
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Useful for analytics and debugging.
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## Install
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```sh
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$ npm install --save os-name
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```
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## Usage
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```js
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var os = require('os');
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var osName = require('os-name');
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// on an OS X Mavericks system
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osName();
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//=> OS X Mavericks
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osName(os.platform(), os.release());
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//=> OS X Mavericks
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osName(os.platform());
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//=> OS X
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osName('linux', '3.13.0-24-generic');
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//=> Linux 3.13
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osName('win32', '6.3.9600');
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//=> Windows 8.1
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osName('win32');
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// Windows
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```
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## API
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### osName([platform, release])
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By default the name of the current operating system is returned.
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You can optionally supply a custom [`os.platform()`](http://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_platform) and [`os.release()`](http://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_release).
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Check out [getos](https://github.com/wblankenship/getos) if you need the Linux distribution name.
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## CLI
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```sh
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$ npm install --global os-name
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```
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```sh
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$ os-name --help
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Example
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os-name
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OS X Mavericks
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```
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## Contributing
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Production systems depend on this package for logging / tracking. Please be careful when introducing new output, and adhere to existing output format (whitespace, capitalization, etc.).
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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](http://sindresorhus.com)
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