os.type()
Returns the operating system name as reported by uname.
Syntax
os.type()Returns
string — e.g. 'Linux', 'Darwin', 'Windows_NT'.
Examples
import { type } from 'node:os';
console.log(type());
Output
Darwin
import { type, release } from 'node:os';
console.log(`${type()} ${release()}`);
Output
Linux 6.5.0-generic
Notes
Returns the uname-style OS name (`'Darwin'` for macOS,
`'Windows_NT'` for Windows). For programmatic branching prefer the
normalized `os.platform()` values instead.