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jmu200 12-18-2003 09:12 AM
How to tell OS X version from CLI?
 
Hi, Does anyone know how to tell the version of OS X via the command line? Is it possible to cat a file and the contents will tell you the version? (i.e. 10.1, 10.2, 10.3)

Thanks,

jules

Cap'n Hector 12-18-2003 10:34 AM
Well, I don't have 10.0, 10.1, 10.2, or 10.3 handy here to check but there are some possibilities:

/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist

sw_vers has some good reporting, but I _think_ it was added with Panther.

robJ 12-18-2003 10:47 AM
Quote:
Originally posted by Cap'n Hector sw_vers has some good reporting, but I _think_ it was added with Panther.
It's available in 10.2.8 (maybe earlier).

-- Rob

mervTormel 12-18-2003 11:05 AM
Code:
$ sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.3.1
BuildVersion:  7C107

Cap'n Hector 12-18-2003 12:30 PM
Well, I checked some systems:

10.2.0 has sw_vers.

10.1.0 has sw_vers.

10.0 has sw_vers.

The result of the command looks the same on 10.1, 10.2 and 10.3 so it can be parsed or passed command-line options for getting the version of the OS.


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