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Author:  kmkittre [ Mon Apr 16, 2007 10:41 am ]
Post subject:  How do I check program versions

I'm sure this is an easy answer, but I'm not finding it anywhere.

How do you check the version of a program in linux? For instance, I want to check what version of xine-lib I have installed. How do I go about doing this?

Thanks.

Author:  mythedoff [ Mon Apr 16, 2007 11:27 am ]
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mythtv@mythtv:~$ locate version

more directly:
mythtv@mythtv:~$ cat /etc/KnoppMyth-version

Author:  wmcvetty [ Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:07 pm ]
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I am not at my box right now, but check to see what you have in

Code:
/usr/local/bin/xine-config

Author:  slowtolearn [ Mon Apr 16, 2007 12:16 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How do I check program versions

kmkittre wrote:
I'm sure this is an easy answer, but I'm not finding it anywhere.

How do you check the version of a program in linux? For instance, I want to check what version of xine-lib I have installed. How do I go about doing this?

Thanks.
Typically by calling the program with a flag, such as
Code:
<program name> --version
<program name> -v
The flag varies from program to program, you can usually find out what flags are available with
Code:
<program name> --help

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