Command to find out version/release of software?

[Huiqi Liu]

What is the command (if there is one) to find out the version/release of a binary file, e.g., named?

Thanks.

[John Palmer]

Try:-

what /usr/sbin/named

have a look at 'man what'

[Alex Glennie]

try what & chatr for the libs etc

[Bruce Laughlin]

Hi,

The what(1) command will give you version info, if it exists:# what /usr/sbin/named
/usr/sbin/named:
Copyright (c) 1986, 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of Califor
nia.
named 4.9.7 Wed Sep 2 09:39:12 GMT 1998 PHNE_14618

Bruce

[Vikas Khator]

Hi,

what /usr/sbin/named .

Most of the commands usually have a parameter that will give you the version number.

Hope this helps.

[Chris Garman]

I think the command you are after is
'what '.

Chris

[Bruce Laughlin]

Hi,

The what(1) command will give you version info, if it exists:# what /usr/sbin/named
/usr/sbin/named:
Copyright (c) 1986, 1989, 1990 The Regents of the University of Califor
nia.
named 4.9.7 Wed Sep 2 09:39:12 GMT 1998 PHNE_14618

Bruce

[James R. Ferguson]

Hi;

The 'what' command returns the version information if it follows the string '@(#)'. In fact, all strings so prefixed are reported. See: man what.

...JRF...

[Huiqi Liu]

Thanks guys. I should have known really!

[Rick Garland]

The what command will tell you the version. Also there are some commands that recognize the -v switch to the command. Example, perl -v will inform you of the version.