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Name

showrev - show machine and software revision information

Synopsis

/usr/bin/showrev [ -a ] [ -p ] [ -w ] [ -c command ] [ -s hostname ]

Availability

SUNWadmc

Description

showrev displays revision information for the current hardware and software. With no arguments, showrev shows the system revision information including hostname, hostid, release, kernel architecture, application architecture, hardware provider, domain, and kernel version.

If a command is supplied with the -c option, showrev shows the PATH and LD_LIBRARY_PATH and finds out all the directories within the PATH that contain it. For each file found, its file type, revision, permissions, library information, and checksum are printed as well.

Options

-a
Print all system revision information available. Window system and patch information are added.
-p
Print only the revision information about patches.
-w
Print only the OpenWindows revision information.
-c command
Print the revision information about command.
-s hostname
Perform this operation on the specified hostname. The -s operation completes correctly only when hostname is running Solaris 2.5 or later.    

Output

Varies, based on flags passed. If no flags are passed, output similar to the following appears: 
    Hostname: system1
    Hostid: 7233808e
    Release: 5.4
    Kernel architecture: sun4m
    Application architecture: sparc
    Hardware provider: Sun_Microsystems
    Domain: a.network.COM
    Kernel version: SunOS 5.4 generic July 1994

Exit Status

The following error values are returned:
  1. Successful completion.
    >0
    An error occurred.

    See Also

    arch(1) , ldd(1) , mcs(1) , sum(1)

    Bugs

    For the -s option to work when hostname is running a version of Solaris prior to 2.5, the Solstice AdminSuite must be installed on hostname.

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