[OS,Version]=getos() returns Operating System name and version.
Examples
OS=getos()[OS,version]=getos()if(getos()=="Windows")thendisp("Scilab on Windows");endif(getos()=="Linux")thendisp("Scilab on Linux");endif(getos()=="SunOS")thendisp("Scilab on Solaris");endif(getos()=="Darwin")thendisp("Scilab on MacOs");end