https://github.com/sixarm/unix-system-version-information

Unix system version information
https://github.com/sixarm/unix-system-version-information

lsb-release pkginfo script shell sw-vers system uname unix version

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Unix system version information

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/sixarm/unix-system-version-information
• Owner: SixArm
• Created: 2016-09-04T19:38:16.000Z (over 8 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2023-09-15T19:30:58.000Z (over 1 year ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-11-04T22:37:10.896Z (2 months ago)
• Topics: lsb-release, pkginfo, script, shell, sw-vers, system, uname, unix, version
• Language: Shell
• Size: 13.7 KB
• Stars: 2
• Watchers: 4
• Forks: 1
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Code of conduct: CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
  • Codeowners: CODEOWNERS

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# Unix system version information

Print the current Unix system version information.

Syntax:

    unix-system-version-information

Example:

    $ unix-system-version-information

    Unix System Version Information

    timestamp: 2016-09-04T19:32:43Z

    uname -a

    Darwin host.example.com

    16.0.0 Darwin Kernel Version 16.0.0: Thu Aug 18 18:25:11 PDT 2016;

    root:xnu-3789.1.29~5/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

    sw_vers

    ProductName:       Mac OS X

    ProductVersion:    10.12

    BuildVersion:      16A304a

## Goals

This script has three goals:

  * Print the OS name, version, build, and related information.

  * Run cross platform on many Unix systems and Unix-like systems.

  * Print information that may be useful for diagnostics and debugging.

This script prints a timestamp, which can be useful for snapshotting

system information during an upgrade process, or at differing times, etc.

This implementation looks for information in these places:

  * The `uname` command.

  * The `sw_vers` command on macOS.

  * The `pkginfo` command on Solaris.

  * The `lsb_release` command on Linux.

  * Files with names including `release`, `version`, `issue`, etc.

  * We welcome more ways of finding information.

This implementation is intended to work on current versions of

many Unix systems and Unix-like systems, using POSIX shell commands.

 

This implementation looks for commands and files suitable for

Annvix, Arch Linux, Arklinux, Aurox Linux, BlackCat, BSD Cobalt,

Chakra, Conectiva, Debian, Fedora / Fedora Core, FreeBSD, FreeEOS,

Gentoo Linux, HLFS, HPUX, Immunix, IYCC, Knoppix, Linux-From-Scratch /

LFS, Linux-PPC, Linux Mint, Apple Macintosh macOS / OS X / Darwin,

Mageia, Mandrake, Mandriva/Mandrake Linux, MkLinux, Novell Linux

Desktop, PLD Linux, RHEL / RHAS / Red Hat Linux, Rubix, Scientific

Linux / ScientificSL / ScientificCERNSLC / ScientificFermiLTS /

ScientificSLF, Slackware, SME Server (Formerly E-Smith), Solaris

SPARC, Sun JDS, SUSE Linux, SUSE Linux ES9, Synology, Tiny Sofa,

Trustix, TurboLinux, Ubuntu Linux, UltraPenguin, UnitedLinux,

VA-Linux/RH-VALE, Yellow Dog.

## uname command

This script calls the `uname` command, which prints the

operating system name plus more system information.

Example on Apple macOS:

    $ uname -a

    Darwin hostname 14.0.0

    Darwin Kernel Version 14.0.0:

    Fri Sep 19 00:26:44 PDT 2014;

    root:xnu-2782.1.97~2/RELEASE_X86_64 x86_64

Example on Oracle Solaris:

    $ uname -a

    SunOS sndcc02.sanjose.ibm.com 5.10 Generic sun4u sparc

    SUNW,Sun-Fire-V490

Example on Ubuntu Linux:

    $ uname -a

    Linux hostname 2.6.35.4-rscloud #8 SMP

    Mon Sep 20 15:54:33 UTC 2010

    x86_64 GNU/Linux

## sw_vers command

The macOS `sw_vers` command prints software version

information, such as the product name and build version.

Example of `sw_vers` running on macOS:

    $ sw_vers

    ProductName:Mac OS X

    ProductVersion:10.10

    BuildVersion:14A389

## lsb_release command

The Linux `lsb_release` command prints distribution 

information, such as the release name, codename, 

description, etc.

Example of `lsb_release` running on Ubuntu Linux:

    $ lsb_release -a 

    No LSB modules are available.

    Distributor ID:    Ubuntu

    Description:       Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS

    Release:           16.04

    Codename:          xenial

## release version files

Some systems put release version information in a plain text file.

The file is often called "release", "version", "issue", or similar.

The file is stored in a typical location, such as `/etc/version`, or similar.

Examples:

    $ cat /etc/release

    Solaris 10 5/08 s10x_u5wos_10 X86 ...

    Solaris 10 10/09 (Update 8) Patch Bundle applied.

    $ cat /proc/version

    Linux version 4.4.0-34-generic (buildd@lgw01-20) 

    (gcc version 5.3.1 20160413 (Ubuntu 5.3.1-14ubuntu2.1) )

    #53-Ubuntu SMP Wed Jul 27 16:06:39 UTC 2016

    $ cat /etc/issue.net

    Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS

## Thanks

Thanks for guidance, advice, and improvements:

  * [Linux Mafia FAQ on release files](http://linuxmafia.com/faq/Admin/release-files.html)

  * [andlrc](https://www.reddit.com/user/andlrc)

  * [whetu](https://www.reddit.com/user/whetu)

## Tracking

* Command: unix-system-info

* Version: 3.4.0

* Created: 2014-12-24

* Updated: 2016-09-05

* License: BSD, MIT, GPL

* Contact: Joel Parker Henderson ([email protected])