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Old 05-18-2008
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How can I know what shell version
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I would like to know what version of shell my system is running, how can L do that?

I use both KSH and BASH

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bash --version or echo $BASH_VERSION while running the bash shell.

ksh will apparently display its version number if you type ctrl-v while in the shell. I was unable to quickly find any other mechanism for identifying its version.
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