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NAME
     FSG - manual page for FSG lsb_release v1.4

SYNOPSIS
     lsb_release [OPTION]...

DESCRIPTION
     FSG lsb_release v1.4 prints certain LSB (Linux Standard Base) and Distribu-
     tion information.

     With no OPTION specified it is the same as -v.

OPTIONS
     -v, --version

	    Display  the version of the LSB specification against which the dis-
	    tribution is compliant.

     -i, --id

	    Display the string id of the distributor.

     -d, --description

	    Display the single line text description of the distribution.

     -r, --release

	    Display the release number of the distribution.

     -c, --codename

	    Display the codename according to the distribution release.

     -a, --all

	    Display all of the above information.

     -s, --short

	    Display all of the above information in short output format.

     -h, --help

	    Display this message.

FILES
     If the installation is LSB compliant, the	"/etc/lsb-release"  file  should
     contain the LSB_VERSION field. The value of the field should be the version
     number  of	 the LSB specification against which the installation is compli-
     ant. If the installation is not compliant, the above field	 should	 not  be
     present.

     Optional  fields  are  DISTRIB_ID,	 DISTRIB_RELEASE, DISTRIB_CODENAME, DIS-
     TRIB_DESCRIPTION and can be used to overwrite information which  is  parsed
     from the next file.

     The  "/etc/[distrib]-release"  file  contains  a  description line which is
     parsed to get information (especially on currently non-LSB	 compliant  sys-
     tems).

     The required line style is:
     "Distributor release x.x (Codename)"

     Where  Distributor	 can  be  a couple of words, but then concatenated (i.e.
     Linux Foo BarLinux Linux -> FooBarLinux),
     x.x starts with a digit followed by any non-blank characters, Codename will
     also be concatenated (blanks cleanup only).

     And release is a keyword not to be used in DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION if you don't
     want to overwrite "/etc/[distrib]-release" data.

     Notice: To support the  Debian  distributions'  lack  of  information  (see
     "/etc/debian_version"  file) some have been directly added into the lsb_re-
     lease script.

EXAMPLES
     The /etc/lsb-release file contains:

     LSB_VERSION="1.0"
     DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="I enjoy using my distrib"

     And the /etc/foobar-release file contains:

     My Linux Distrib release 1.0RC4 (TryIt)

     $ ./lsb_release --all
     LSB Version:    1.0
     Distributor ID: MyDistrib
     Description:    I enjoy using my distrib
     Release:	     1.0RC4
     Codename:	     TryIt

     $ ./lsb_release -a -s
     1.0 MyDistrib "I enjoy using my distrib" 1.0RC4 TryIt

     Then simply without the "/etc/lsb-release" file, that  means  result  on  a
     non-LSB compliant distrib:
     $ ./lsb_release -a
     LSB Version:    n/a
     Distributor ID: MyDistrib
     Description:    My Linux Distrib release 1.0RC4 (TryIt)
     Release:	     1.0RC4
     Codename:	     TryIt

AUTHOR
     Written by Dominique MASSONIE.

REPORTING BUGS
     Report  bugs  to  <mdomi@users.sourceforge.net>.	Include a complete, self
     contained example that will allow the bug to be reproduced, and  say  which
     version of lsb_release you are using.

COPYRIGHT
     Copyright (C) 2000 Free Software Group, Inc.
     This  is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  There is NO
     warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

FSG lsb_release v1.4		    July 2026				  FSG(1)