From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp-out-no.shaw.ca (smtp-out-no.shaw.ca [64.59.134.9]) by sourceware.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BA5A43857007 for ; Thu, 2 Jul 2020 05:20:07 +0000 (GMT) DMARC-Filter: OpenDMARC Filter v1.3.2 sourceware.org BA5A43857007 Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=SystematicSw.ab.ca Authentication-Results: sourceware.org; spf=none smtp.mailfrom=brian.inglis@systematicsw.ab.ca Received: from [192.168.1.104] ([24.64.172.44]) by shaw.ca with ESMTP id qrdkjM8NQng7KqrdljEHFp; Wed, 01 Jul 2020 23:20:06 -0600 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.3 cv=ecemg4MH c=1 sm=1 tr=0 a=kiZT5GMN3KAWqtYcXc+/4Q==:117 a=kiZT5GMN3KAWqtYcXc+/4Q==:17 a=IkcTkHD0fZMA:10 a=w_pzkKWiAAAA:8 a=mDV3o1hIAAAA:8 a=RZ24vCjvlsqmbDxLIRQA:9 a=QEXdDO2ut3YA:10 a=9c8rtzwoRDUA:10 a=sRI3_1zDfAgwuvI8zelB:22 a=_FVE-zBwftR9WsbkzFJk:22 Reply-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: How to check cygwin version? To: cygwin@cygwin.com References: From: Brian Inglis Autocrypt: addr=Brian.Inglis@SystematicSw.ab.ca; prefer-encrypt=mutual; keydata= mDMEXopx8xYJKwYBBAHaRw8BAQdAnCK0qv/xwUCCZQoA9BHRYpstERrspfT0NkUWQVuoePa0 LkJyaWFuIEluZ2xpcyA8QnJpYW4uSW5nbGlzQFN5c3RlbWF0aWNTdy5hYi5jYT6IlgQTFggA PhYhBMM5/lbU970GBS2bZB62lxu92I8YBQJeinHzAhsDBQkJZgGABQsJCAcCBhUKCQgLAgQW AgMBAh4BAheAAAoJEB62lxu92I8Y0ioBAI8xrggNxziAVmr+Xm6nnyjoujMqWcq3oEhlYGAO WacZAQDFtdDx2koSVSoOmfaOyRTbIWSf9/Cjai29060fsmdsDLg4BF6KcfMSCisGAQQBl1UB BQEBB0Awv8kHI2PaEgViDqzbnoe8B9KMHoBZLS92HdC7ZPh8HQMBCAeIfgQYFggAJhYhBMM5 /lbU970GBS2bZB62lxu92I8YBQJeinHzAhsMBQkJZgGAAAoJEB62lxu92I8YZwUBAJw/74rF IyaSsGI7ewCdCy88Lce/kdwX7zGwid+f8NZ3AQC/ezTFFi5obXnyMxZJN464nPXiggtT9gN5 RSyTY8X+AQ== Organization: Systematic Software Message-ID: Date: Wed, 1 Jul 2020 23:20:04 -0600 User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; WOW64; rv:68.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderbird/68.9.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Language: en-CA Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-CMAE-Envelope: MS4wfNiulCjN0PRdjHh1coAA/g+cVA1ws98MoVfQ7bKaCKNQd7dYjQdyTc8mLVFGcov51PCbneCcEqLxk7EkXi7XvBfCEbJvUpjzvt+DRxUZ9bi5F+2ph9hs 0roxhccvj+1zlIyQLlQrPtheMUtvjaQ8XQHlMlnWtdwQO5oznNdFnBRZWbiAhq3Q4Egvd6Lqyg+CtUGypuyqX81GSBfTZOqBKJU= X-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.8 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00, KAM_DMARC_STATUS, KAM_LAZY_DOMAIN_SECURITY, KAM_SHORT, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_LOW, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL, SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_NONE, TXREP autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on server2.sourceware.org X-BeenThere: cygwin@cygwin.com X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: General Cygwin discussions and problem reports List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 02 Jul 2020 05:20:20 -0000 On 2020-07-01 07:36, Jeffrey Walton via Cygwin wrote: > I think the documentation leaves a lot to be desired... I'm trying to > tell someone what version of Cygwin I am using. > > There's a FAQ item at > https://cygwin.com/faq/faq.html#faq.what.version. It gives this > useless advice: > > To find the version of the Cygwin DLL installed, you can use uname > as on Linux or cygcheck. Refer to each command's --help output and > the Cygwin User's Guide for more information. > > OK, let's try it: > > $ cygcheck -v > Usage: cygcheck [-v] [-h] PROGRAM > cygcheck -c [-d] [PACKAGE] > cygcheck -s [-r] [-v] [-h] > cygcheck -k > ... > > OK, -v is what we need: > > $ cygcheck -v cygwin > cygcheck: could not find 'cygwin' > > OK, another failure. > > RTFM does not work. Why the hell don't you just state how to check the > god damn version? Do you think it would help if this FAQ entry were changed to read: 1.5. What version of Cygwin is this, anyway? To find the version of the Cygwin DLL installed, you can use any of the Cygwin commands uname -a, uname -srvm, head /proc/version as on Linux, or cygcheck -V. Refer to each command's --help output or the Cygwin User's Guide for more information. and please make any further comments, feedback, or suggestions you think would help with this entry. Running the suggested commands with their --help options would have shown you: $ uname --help Usage: uname [OPTION]... Print certain system information. With no OPTION, same as -s. -a, --all print all information, in the following order, except omit -p and -i if unknown: -s, --kernel-name print the kernel name -n, --nodename print the network node hostname -r, --kernel-release print the kernel release -v, --kernel-version print the kernel version -m, --machine print the machine hardware name -p, --processor print the processor type (non-portable) -i, --hardware-platform print the hardware platform (non-portable) -o, --operating-system print the operating system --help display this help and exit --version output version information and exit GNU coreutils online help: Full documentation at: or available locally via: info '(coreutils) uname invocation' $ cygcheck --help Usage: cygcheck [-v] [-h] PROGRAM cygcheck -c [-d] [PACKAGE] cygcheck -s [-r] [-v] [-h] cygcheck -k cygcheck -f FILE [FILE]... cygcheck -l [PACKAGE]... cygcheck -p REGEXP cygcheck --delete-orphaned-installation-keys cygcheck -h List system information, check installed packages, or query package database. At least one command option or a PROGRAM is required, as shown above. PROGRAM list library (DLL) dependencies of PROGRAM -c, --check-setup show installed version of PACKAGE and verify integrity (or for all installed packages if none specified) -d, --dump-only just list packages, do not verify (with -c) -s, --sysinfo produce diagnostic system information (implies -c) -r, --registry also scan registry for Cygwin settings (with -s) -k, --keycheck perform a keyboard check session (must be run from a plain console only, not from a pty/rxvt/xterm) -f, --find-package find the package to which FILE belongs -l, --list-package list contents of PACKAGE (or all packages if none given) -p, --package-query search for REGEXP in the entire cygwin.com package repository (requires internet connectivity) --delete-orphaned-installation-keys Delete installation keys of old, now unused installations from the registry. Requires the right to change the registry. -v, --verbose produce more verbose output -h, --help annotate output with explanatory comments when given with another command, otherwise print this help -V, --version print the version of cygcheck and exit Note: -c, -f, and -l only report on packages that are currently installed. To search all official Cygwin packages use -p instead. The -p REGEXP matches package names, descriptions, and names of files/paths within all packages. -- Take care. Thanks, Brian Inglis, Calgary, Alberta, Canada This email may be disturbing to some readers as it contains too much technical detail. Reader discretion is advised. [Data in IEC units and prefixes, physical quantities in SI.]