How to check the OS version at runtime, e.g. on Windows or Linux, without using a conditional compilation statement

Question

How do I determine what platform my C# code is running on? for example whether it is running on Linux or windows so that I can execute different code at runtime.

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Answer 1

One more option is to use Process to call a shell script to get the uname, as follows:

Process p = new Process {
  StartInfo = {
    UseShellExecute        = false,
    RedirectStandardOutput = true,
    FileName               = "uname",
    Arguments              = "-s"
  }
};
p.Start();
string uname = p.StandardOutput.ReadToEnd().Trim();

if (uname == "Darwin") {
  // OS X
} else {
  // ...
}