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01-20-2010, 09:46 AM
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Registered: Jan 2010
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how to check version of a program in linux?
Hi,
does any one know how to check the version of a program, in particular geant4, in linux usuing the command lines?
thanks!
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01-20-2010, 09:59 AM
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Usually programname --version or programname -v
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01-20-2010, 10:00 AM
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Registered: Dec 2008
Location: Louisville, OH
Distribution: Debian, CentOS, Slackware, RHEL, Gentoo
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Either by checking the man page which will give you proper syntax or alternately by using -v or -V flag typically... but it varies program to program there is no standard way.
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01-20-2010, 10:01 AM
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LQ Guru
Registered: Dec 2006
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I'd suggest that --version is most reliable of the given suggestions, since -v or -V are also often used to indicate 'verbose' rather than 'version'
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01-20-2010, 10:19 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by emily4phy
Hi,
does any one know how to check the version of a program, in particular geant4, in linux usuing the command lines?
thanks!
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For example:
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