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Hi,

Is there anyway to find what version of a software is installed on a particular box ?

For Tru64 unix, the setld -i command lists all the software that is installed. But how do i get the version ? is there a unix command for this?

Is setld specific to Tru64 ?

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VJ

setld is specific to Tru64. See UNIXguide.net for information on the differences of commands in various flavors of UNIX.

As far as getting the version, one way is to use the strings command -

# strings your-package |grep -i version

Not all packages put the version inside the executable, but this might help with some.

Also check out the info attru64.org - search for " How do I figure out what version of Digital UNIX I have". It shows using the strings command searching for Rev.