Function

GLib-2.0GLibget_os_infoSince 2.64

  • Get information about the operating system.

    On Linux this comes from the /etc/os-release file. On other systems, it may come from a variety of sources. You can either use the standard key names like G_OS_INFO_KEY_NAME or pass any UTF-8 string key name. For example, /etc/os-release provides a number of other less commonly used values that may be useful. No key is guaranteed to be provided, so the caller should always check if the result is null.

    Parameters

    • key_name: string

      a key for the OS info being requested, for example G_OS_INFO_KEY_NAME.

    Returns string

    The associated value for the requested key or null if this information is not provided.

    2.64