Node.js os.arch() Method (original) (raw)

Last Updated : 13 Oct, 2021

The os.arch() method is an inbuilt application programming interface of the os module which is used to get CPU architecture of the computer for which the current node.js is compiled.Syntax:

os.arch()

Parameters: This method does not accept any parameters.Return Value: This method returns the operating system CPU architecture for which the current node.js is compiled for. Possible values are 'x32', 'x64', 'arm', 'arm64', 's390', 's390x', 'mipsel', 'ia32', 'mips', 'ppc' and 'ppc64'. Below examples illustrate the use of os.arch() method in Node.js:Example 1:

javascript `

// Node.js program to demonstrate the
// os.arch() method

// Allocating os module const os = require('os');

// Printing os.arch() console.log(os.arch());

`

Output:

x64

Example 2:

javascript `

`

Output:

64-bit extended system

Note: The above program will compile and run by using the node index.js command.Reference: https://nodejs.org/api/os.html#os_os_arch