

_V_e_r_s_i_o_n _I_n_f_o_r_m_a_t_i_o_n

     Version()
     version

_D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n:

     `Version()' provides detailed information about the
     version of R running.

     `version' is a variable holding this information.

_V_a_l_u_e:

     `Version' returns a list with components

platform: the platform for which R was built.  Under Unix, a
          triplet of the form CPU-VENDOR-OS, as determined
          by the configure script.  E.g, `"i586-unknown-
          linux"'.

    arch: the architecture (CPU) R was built on/for.

      os: the underlying operating system

  system: CPU and OS.

  status: the status of the version (e.g., `"Alpha"')

status.rev: the status revision level

   major: the major version number

   minor: the minor version number

    year: the year the version was released

   month: the year the version was released

     day: the year the version was released

language: always `"R"'.

_S_e_e _A_l_s_o:

     `machine'.

_E_x_a_m_p_l_e_s:

     version$os # to check how lucky you are ...

