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How can I distinguish current operating system in my .vimrc?

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Mar 15, 20267835 views
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Problem

I use Vim on both OS X and Windows, with almost identical configuration. I would like to be able to use the same on the two operating systems, but there are a couple of things I need to configure differently. What I'd like to add to my file is: But I don't know what to use for and . Is this possibl…

Error Output

:if <windows>
  "some windows-specific settings here
:elseif <os x>
  "some os x-specific settings here
:endif

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N.B. Although both previous answers gave me enough information to figure out how to solve the problem (and received upvotes from me), neither actually gave the full answer. So that others with the same question don't have to do the research, I'm add…

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