Os

Supported platforms: File:Platform androidFile:Platform iosFile:Platform macFile:Platform pc
Available since: Gideros 2011.6

Description

Operating System Facilities

Methods os.clock returns CPU time used by program in seconds os.date returns a string or table containing date and time, "*t" returns a table os.difftime returns number of seconds from time t1 to time t2 os.execute executes command using C function system, returns status code os.exit terminates host program with optional code, default is success code os.getenv returns value of environment variable varname. nil if not defined os.remove deletes file with given name, nil if fails os.rename renames file oldname to newname, nil if fails os.setlocale set current locale of program, returns name of new locate or nil os.time returns current time(usually seconds- or time as represented by table os.timer returns precise time in seconds relative to some arbitrary point os.tmpname returns a string with a filename for a temporary file(dangerous! tmpfile is better-

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