LINUX-VERSION
Section: User Commands (1)
Updated: 30 March 2011
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NAME
linux-version - operate on Linux kernel version strings
SYNOPSIS
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linux-version compare VERSION1 OP VERSION2
-
linux-version sort [--reverse]
[VERSION1 VERSION2 ...]
-
linux-version list [--paths]
DESCRIPTION
linux-version operates on Linux kernel version strings as
reported by uname -r and used in file and directory names.
These version strings do not follow the same rules as Debian package
version strings and should not be compared as such or as arbitrary
strings.
- compare VERSION1 OP VERSION2
-
Compare version strings, where OP is a binary
operator. linux-version returns success (zero result) if the
specified condition is satisfied, and failure (nonzero result)
otherwise. The valid operators are: lt le eq ne ge gt
- sort [--reverse] [VERSION1 VERSION2 ...]
-
Sort the given version strings and print them in order from lowest to
highest. If the --reverse option is used, print them in order
from highest to lowest.
-
If no version strings are given as arguments, the version strings will
instead be read from standard input, one per line. They may be
suffixed by arbitrary text after a space, which will be included in
the output. This means that, for example:
linux-version list --paths | linux-version sort --reverse
will list the installed versions and corresponding paths in order
from highest to lowest version.
- list [--paths]
-
List kernel versions installed in the customary location. If the
--paths option, show the corresponding path for each version.
AUTHOR
linux-version and this manual page were written by Ben
Hutchings as part of the Debian linux-base package.