On Sat, 23 Jun 2012, Markus Falb wrote: > $ rpm -qf /etc/redhat-release > centos-release-5-8.el5.centos > > $ rpm -q centos-release > centos-release-5-8.el5.centos > $ rpm -q --qf "%{version}\n" centos-release > 5 > $ rpm -q --qf "%{release}\n" centos-release > 8.el5.centos > > I don't know if it is more sane to ask the content of the file or to ask > rpm, but I tend to the rpm method. I vaguely remember that modification > of /etc/redhat-release was used to trick some third-party software that > depends on the content of the file. Yes it's the same Markus. [root at karsites ~]# rpm -qf /etc/redhat-release centos-release-5-8.el5.centos Thanks, Keith ----------------------------------------------------------- Websites: http://www.karsites.net http://www.php-debuggers.net http://www.raised-from-the-dead.org.uk All email addresses are challenge-response protected with TMDA [http://tmda.net] -----------------------------------------------------------