[linux-elitists] What other command lines besides uname let you know versions of things?...

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Don Saklad

2013-07-31 13:56:47 UTC

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What other command lines let you know versions of things?... besides uname

Peter Lowe

2013-07-31 14:08:28 UTC

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Post by Don Saklad
What other command lines let you know versions of things?... besides uname

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Bill Bogstad

2013-07-31 15:24:49 UTC

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Post by Don Saklad
What other command lines let you know versions of things?... besides uname

If the developer of your software used a compatible VCS (and made use
of the capability), the SCCS what or RCS ident commands can be
used to query a binary for version information. Unfortunately, it
appears that most don't based on a scan of /bin & /usr/bin on a random
system.

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Tilghman Lesher

2013-07-31 16:34:15 UTC

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Post by Don Saklad
What other command lines let you know versions of things?... besides uname

Another typical one is: cat /etc/issue. Most commands also have a
'--version' command line option nowadays (perl --version, gcc
--version).

Shlomi Fish

2013-07-31 16:59:41 UTC

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Post by Don Saklad
What other command lines let you know versions of things?... besides uname

Another typical one is: cat /etc/issue. Most commands also have a
'--version' command line option nowadays (perl --version, gcc
--version).

There's also /etc/lsb-release and some distribution specific files such
as /etc/mageia-release or /etc/debian_version (IIRC).

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Shlomi Fish

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Rick Moen

2013-08-23 02:01:12 UTC

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There's also /etc/lsb-release and some distribution specific files such
as /etc/mageia-release or /etc/debian_version (IIRC).

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Tony Godshall

2013-08-19 23:34:51 UTC

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For versons of distro-installed packages, query the package manager,
e.g. dpkg -l

Post by Don Saklad
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Jason White

2013-08-20 06:55:05 UTC

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Post by Tony Godshall
For versons of distro-installed packages, query the package manager,
e.g. dpkg -l

Post by Don Saklad
What other command lines let you know versions of things?... besides uname

Many programs support a --version option. Sometimes it's -v, -version or a
variant thereof - see manual pages for details.

For the version of your entire Linux distribution:
cat /etc/os-release

A quick check shows that it exists in Debian and Fedora; it's probably
mandated by the LSB or at least a common convention followed by a variety of
distributions.

Don Saklad

2013-08-20 00:22:43 UTC

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Post by Tony Godshall
For versons of distro-installed packages, query the package manager,
e.g. dpkg -l