java check Operating System [duplicate]

Question

Is it possible to check the current Operating System with Java? I want my program to do something different on Linux.

Something like that

if(os == Linux) {

...

}

You really should at the very least search this site for your question, if not search google first. When you search "java get operating system" the answer is one of the first results (plus you will want to search the site for properly comparing strings. Hint is that it's not done with the == operator). — scrappedcola
– scrappedcola, Commented Mar 31, 2018 at 22:02
check this answer, stackoverflow.com/a/36926327/4042213 , it will give you the possible values. — Ebraheem Alrabeea
– Ebraheem Alrabeea, Commented Mar 31, 2018 at 22:20

Svichkarev Anatoly · Accepted Answer · 2018-03-31 22:03:46Z

1

Try this:

System.getProperty("os.name")

For example:

if("Linux".equals(System.getProperty("os.name"))) {
    System.out.println("This is Linux");
}

answered Mar 31, 2018 at 22:03

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Thanks it worked. If I want to check if the os is mac, do I have to change "Linux" to "Mac" ?