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https://github.com/jonelo/osxapp_vers

Get product name, exact product version and build version from an Apple Install [Mac OS X|OS X|macOS]*.app or from a mounted Mac OS X Install CD/DVD image
https://github.com/jonelo/osxapp_vers

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Get product name, exact product version and build version from an Apple Install [Mac OS X|OS X|macOS]*.app or from a mounted Mac OS X Install CD/DVD image

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osxapp_vers

===========



What the project is for

-----------------------

The script called osxapp_vers finds the product name, the complete product version, and build version in an `Install*OS X*.app` package, in an `Install macOS*.app` package or in a mounted CD/DVD image called `Mac OS X Install *` and prints the info out like the macOS' `/usr/bin/sw_vers` does for an installed macOS product.



The idea for this has been described at [my blog](https://loefflmann.blogspot.de/2015/03/finding-os-x-version-and-build-in-install-os-x-app.html).



What are the system requirements

--------------------------------

* At least Mac OS X 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard) in order to run the bash script, older releases haven't been tested.



What are the input requirements

-------------------------------

* `Install macOS Sequoia.app` or

* `Install macOS Sonoma.app` or

* `Install macOS Ventura.app` or

* `Install macOS Monterey.app` or 

* `Install macOS Big Sur.app` or

* `Install macOS Catalina.app` or

* `Install macOS Mojave.app` or

* `Install macOS High Sierra.app` or

* `Install macOS Sierra.app` or

* `Install OS X El Capitan.app` or

* `Install OS X Yosemite.app` or

* `Install OS X Mavericks.app` or

* `Install OS X Mountain Lion.app` or

* `Install Mac OS X Lion.app` from the Apple App Store (1st public version or any update release) or

* a bootable macOS install media that has been created by Apple's `createinstallmedia`. See also [How to create a bootable installer for macOS?](https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT201372) or

* a mounted Mac OS X Install CD/DVD image such as `Mac OS X Install DVD`, `Mac OS X Install CD` or `Mac OS X Install Disk`



> [!TIP]

> The script also works with bootable macOS install media that has been created and patched by the [OpenCore Legacy Patcher](https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher/).



How to configure and install it

-------------------------------

Download the osxapp_vers file from GitHub to a folder of your choice.



```bash

% curl -Ls https://bit.ly/osxapp_vers > osxapp_vers

```



Set execute permissions.



```bash

% chmod +x ./osxapp_vers

```



In order to bypass a check that prevents the script from investigating an unknown macOS release, you can set the NOCHECK environment variable.



```bash

% export NOCHECK=1

```



In order to see details from the mount actions and additional messages, you can enable debug output by exporting the DEBUG environment variable. Usually there is no need to do that.



```bash

% export DEBUG=/dev/stdout

```

 

If you want to disable debug mode again, enter



```bash

% export DEBUG=

```



How to run it

-------------

Execute.



```bash

% ./osxapp_vers

```



How to run it without installing it

-----------------------------------

```bash

% curl -Ls https://bit.ly/osxapp_vers | bash

```



Examples of how to use it or get it running

-------------------------------------------

By default, if you don't specify any program parameters, the script reads all `Install*OS X*.app`, and `Install macOS X*.app` known to Spotlight and all `/Volumes/Mac OS X Install *` and prints out product name, product version and build version for each macOS that those installers are loaded with.



Example output from runs without any program parameters:



```bash

/Volumes/Mac OS X Install DVD:

ProductName:    Mac OS X

ProductVersion: 10.5

BuildVersion:   9A581



/Applications/Install Mac OS X Lion.app:

ProductName:    Mac OS X

ProductVersion: 10.7.5

BuildVersion:   11G63



/Applications/Install OS X Mountain Lion.app:

ProductName:    Mac OS X

ProductVersion: 10.8.5

BuildVersion:   12F45



/Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app:

ProductName:    Mac OS X

ProductVersion: 10.9.4

BuildVersion:   13E28



/Applications/Install OS X Yosemite.app:

ProductName:    Mac OS X

ProductVersion: 10.10.2

BuildVersion:   14C109



/Applications/Install OS X El Capitan.app:

ProductName:    Mac OS X

ProductVersion:	10.11.5

BuildVersion:   15F34



/Applications/Install macOS Sierra.app:

ProductName:    Mac OS X

ProductVersion:	10.12

BuildVersion:   16A323



/Applications/Install macOS High Sierra.app:

ProductName:	Mac OS X

ProductVersion:	10.13

BuildVersion:	17A365



/Applications/Install macOS Mojave.app:

ProductName:	Mac OS X

ProductVersion:	10.14

BuildVersion:	18A391



/Applications/Install macOS Catalina.app:

ProductName:	Mac OS X

ProductVersion:	10.15

BuildVersion:	19A583



/Applications/Install macOS Big Sur.app:

ProductName:	macOS

ProductVersion:	11.1

BuildVersion:	20C69



/Applications/Install macOS Monterey.app:

ProductName:	macOS

ProductVersion:	12.0.1

BuildVersion:	21A559



/Applications/Install macOS Ventura.app:

ProductName:	macOS

ProductVersion:	13.0

BuildVersion:	22A380



/Applications/Install macOS Sonoma.app:

ProductName:	macOS

ProductVersion:	14.0

BuildVersion:	23A344



/Applications/Install macOS Sequoia.app:

ProductName:	macOS

ProductVersion:	15.0

BuildVersion:	24A335

```



If you specify program parameters, the script prints out product name, product version and build version for each Install OS X .app folder that you have specified.



```bash

% ./osxapp_vers '/Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app'



/Applications/Install OS X Mavericks.app:

ProductName:    Mac OS X

ProductVersion: 10.9.4

BuildVersion:   13E28

```



If you have created a bootable macOS install media with `createinstallmedia` (that command line tool is provided by Apple as part of the OS X installer starting with Mavericks), you could also find out the version of macOS version that is on the install media by specifying the path to the .app folder.



```bash

% ./osxapp_vers '/Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/Install OS X Mavericks.app/'



/Volumes/Install OS X Mavericks/Install OS X Mavericks.app/:

ProductName:    Mac OS X

ProductVersion: 10.9.2

BuildVersion:   13C64

```



The license

-----------

The license that the project is offered under is the [Apache 2.0 license](http://choosealicense.com/licenses/apache-2.0/).



References

----------

* https://loefflmann.blogspot.de/2015/03/finding-os-x-version-and-build-in-install-os-x-app.html