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doc: sort os alphabetically

Reorders, with no contextual changes, the os documentation alphabetically.

PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/3662
Reviewed-By: Evan Lucas <evanlucas@me.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: Jeremiah Senkpiel <fishrock123@rocketmail.com>
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Tristian Flanagan 9 years ago
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@ -6,67 +6,16 @@ Provides a few basic operating-system related utility functions.
Use `require('os')` to access this module. Use `require('os')` to access this module.
## os.tmpdir() ## os.EOL
Returns the operating system's default directory for temporary files.
## os.homedir()
Returns the home directory of the current user.
## os.endianness()
Returns the endianness of the CPU. Possible values are `'BE'` for big endian
or `'LE'` for little endian.
## os.hostname()
Returns the hostname of the operating system.
## os.type()
Returns the operating system name. For example `'Linux'` on Linux, `'Darwin'`
on OS X and `'Windows_NT'` on Windows.
## os.platform()
Returns the operating system platform. Possible values are `'darwin'`, A constant defining the appropriate End-of-line marker for the operating
`'freebsd'`, `'linux'`, `'sunos'` or `'win32'`. Returns the value of system.
`process.platform`.
## os.arch() ## os.arch()
Returns the operating system CPU architecture. Possible values are `'x64'`, Returns the operating system CPU architecture. Possible values are `'x64'`,
`'arm'` and `'ia32'`. Returns the value of `process.arch`. `'arm'` and `'ia32'`. Returns the value of `process.arch`.
## os.release()
Returns the operating system release.
## os.uptime()
Returns the system uptime in seconds.
## os.loadavg()
Returns an array containing the 1, 5, and 15 minute load averages.
The load average is a measure of system activity, calculated by the operating
system and expressed as a fractional number. As a rule of thumb, the load
average should ideally be less than the number of logical CPUs in the system.
The load average is a very UNIX-y concept; there is no real equivalent on
Windows platforms. That is why this function always returns `[0, 0, 0]` on
Windows.
## os.totalmem()
Returns the total amount of system memory in bytes.
## os.freemem()
Returns the amount of free system memory in bytes.
## os.cpus() ## os.cpus()
Returns an array of objects containing information about each CPU/core Returns an array of objects containing information about each CPU/core
@ -143,6 +92,35 @@ Example inspection of os.cpus:
Note that since `nice` values are UNIX centric in Windows the `nice` values of Note that since `nice` values are UNIX centric in Windows the `nice` values of
all processors are always 0. all processors are always 0.
## os.endianness()
Returns the endianness of the CPU. Possible values are `'BE'` for big endian
or `'LE'` for little endian.
## os.freemem()
Returns the amount of free system memory in bytes.
## os.homedir()
Returns the home directory of the current user.
## os.hostname()
Returns the hostname of the operating system.
## os.loadavg()
Returns an array containing the 1, 5, and 15 minute load averages.
The load average is a measure of system activity, calculated by the operating
system and expressed as a fractional number. As a rule of thumb, the load
average should ideally be less than the number of logical CPUs in the system.
The load average is a very UNIX-y concept; there is no real equivalent on
Windows platforms. That is why this function always returns `[0, 0, 0]` on
Windows.
## os.networkInterfaces() ## os.networkInterfaces()
Get a list of network interfaces: Get a list of network interfaces:
@ -173,7 +151,29 @@ Get a list of network interfaces:
Note that due to the underlying implementation this will only return network Note that due to the underlying implementation this will only return network
interfaces that have been assigned an address. interfaces that have been assigned an address.
## os.EOL ## os.platform()
A constant defining the appropriate End-of-line marker for the operating Returns the operating system platform. Possible values are `'darwin'`,
system. `'freebsd'`, `'linux'`, `'sunos'` or `'win32'`. Returns the value of
`process.platform`.
## os.release()
Returns the operating system release.
## os.tmpdir()
Returns the operating system's default directory for temporary files.
## os.totalmem()
Returns the total amount of system memory in bytes.
## os.type()
Returns the operating system name. For example `'Linux'` on Linux, `'Darwin'`
on OS X and `'Windows_NT'` on Windows.
## os.uptime()
Returns the system uptime in seconds.

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