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* Re: how to capture only 7 or 8 in /etc/redhat-releaseDavid W. Hodgins
`- Re: how to capture only 7 or 8 in /etc/redhat-releaseBit Twister

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Re: how to capture only 7 or 8 in /etc/redhat-release

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 by: David W. Hodgins - Mon, 5 Jun 2023 16:28 UTC

On Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:23:27 -0400, Neeraj Kumar <neeraj.friendslover@gmail.com> wrote:

> I have two version; please help me to get the version in the form of 7 or 8

Why use /etc/redhat-release? /etc/lsb-release is more likely to be found in
various distributions, and is easier to parse in bash.

$ . /etc/lsb-release
$ echo $DISTRIB_RELEASE
8 $ echo $DISTRIB_ID
Mageia

Regards, Dave Hodgins

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 by: Bit Twister - Mon, 5 Jun 2023 17:15 UTC

On Mon, 05 Jun 2023 12:28:27 -0400, David W. Hodgins wrote:
> On Mon, 05 Jun 2023 08:23:27 -0400, Neeraj Kumar <neeraj.friendslover@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I have two version; please help me to get the version in the form of 7 or 8
>
> Why use /etc/redhat-release? /etc/lsb-release is more likely to be found in
> various distributions, and is easier to parse in bash.
>
> $ . /etc/lsb-release
> $ echo $DISTRIB_RELEASE
> 8
> $ echo $DISTRIB_ID
> Mageia
>
> Regards, Dave Hodgins

Or the op could do something like
$ . /etc/os-release
$ echo $VERSION
or
$ echo $VERSION_ID

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