Colin Watson (2003-03-04 14:06:07 +0000) : > On Tue, Mar 04, 2003 at 02:14:59PM +0100, Bastian Kleineidam wrote:
[...] >> # example: current bash version number >> BASH_VERSION=`grep-available -P -s Version -n -r '^bash$'` > > That will be wrong in the event that somebody has run 'dselect > update' but not yet upgraded. How about the following? BASH_VERSION=$(dpkg -s bash | awk '/^Version:/ { print $2 }') Roland. -- Roland Mas Il vaut mieux insulter une commode Louis XV qu'une armoire à glace.