SW_VERS(1) BSD General Commands Manual SW_VERS(1)NAME
sw_vers -- print Mac OS X operating system version information
SYNOPSIS
sw_vers
sw_vers -productName
sw_vers -productVersion
sw_vers -buildVersion
DESCRIPTION
sw_vers prints version information about the Mac OS X or Mac OS X Server operating system running on the local machine.
When executed with no options sw_vers prints a short list of version properties:
% sw_vers
ProductName: Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.3
BuildVersion: 7A100
The ProductName property provides the name of the operating system release (typically either "Mac OS X" or "Mac OS X Server"). The
ProductVersion property defines the version of the operating system release (for example, "10.2.4" or "10.3"). The BuildVersion property
provides the specific revision of the operating system as generated by the Mac OS X build system.
OPTIONS
The output of sw_vers can be refined by the following options.
-productName Print just the value of the ProductName property.
-productVersion Print just the value of the ProductVersion property.
-buildVersion Print just the value of the BuildVersion property.
EXAMPLES
% sw_vers -productName
Mac OS X
% sw_vers -productVersion
10.3
% sw_vers -buildVersion
7A100
FILES
/System/Library/CoreServices/SystemVersion.plist
/System/Library/CoreServices/ServerVersion.plist
Mac OS X March 10, 2003 Mac OS X
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PLUTIL(1) BSD General Commands Manual PLUTIL(1)NAME
plutil -- property list utility
SYNOPSIS
plutil [command_option] [other_options] file
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DESCRIPTION
plutil can be used to check the syntax of property list files, or convert a plist file from one format to another. Specifying - as an input
file reads from stdin.
The first argument indicates the operation to perform, one of:
-help Show the usage information for the command and exit.
-p Print the property list in a human-readable fashion. The output format is not stable and not designed for machine parsing. The
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-r For JSON, add whitespace and indentation to make the output more human-readable.
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DIAGNOSTICS
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