12-19-2007
uname is the classic API for this kind of thing.
It depends what you really want to find out, especially the version of what exactly, and what is that going to tell you.
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thin_repair
THIN_REPAIR(8) System Manager's Manual THIN_REPAIR(8)
NAME
thin_repair - repair thin provisioning binary metadata from device/file to device/file
SYNOPSIS
thin_repair [options] -i {device|file} -o {device|file}
DESCRIPTION
thin_repair reads binary thin provisioning metadata created by the respective device-mapper target from one device or file , repairs it and
writes it to another device or file. If written to a metadata device , the metadata can be processed by the device-mapper target.
-i, --input {device|file}
Input file or device with binary metadata.
-o, --output {device|file}
Output file or device for repaired binary metadata.
-h, --help
Print help and exit.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.
EXAMPLE
Reads the binary thin provisioning metadata from file metadata , repairs it and writes it to logical volume /dev/vg/metadata for further
processing by the respective device-mapper target:
thin_repair -i metadata -o /dev/vg/metadata
DIAGNOSTICS
thin_repair returns an exit code of 0 for success or 1 for error.
SEE ALSO
thin_dump(8) thin_check(8) thin_restore(8) thin_rmap(8) thin_metadata_size(8)
AUTHOR
Joe Thornber <ejt@redhat.com>
Heinz Mauelshagen <HeinzM@RedHat.com>
Red Hat, Inc. Thin Provisioning Tools THIN_REPAIR(8)