Re: Check the linux type?

SamG wrote:

Hi,

How do i check what linux type am i using from a script. Like ubuntu
or suse or fedora.

Sam

I always believed /proc/version was standard, I just checked the two distros
I have near me, but worth checking that it is really standard for your
script.

#!/bin/bash
y=`cat /proc/version`
echo $y

#note: back slashes around the command (next to the number 1 key on UK
keyboard)

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