Function

Summary

Identifies the Operating System.

Package

common-lisp

Signature

software-type => description

Values

description

A string or nil.

Description

The function software-type returns a string representing a generic name of the Operating System, or nil if this cannot be determined.

On Microsoft Windows 98 and Millennium, software-type returns "Windows". On Windows 8, Windows 7 and Windows Vista, software-type returns "Windows NT". For more detail, use software-version.

See also

software-version