lsb_release(1)                   General Commands Manual                  lsb_release(1)

NAME
       lsb_release - print distribution-specific information

SYNOPSIS
       lsb_release [options]

DESCRIPTION
       The  lsb_release command provides certain LSB (Linux Standard Base) and distribu‐
       tion-specific information.

       If no options are given, the -v option is assumed.

OPTIONS
       The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long options starting
       with two dashes (`--').  A summary of options are included below.

       -v, --version
              Show  the  version  of  the LSB against which your current installation is
              compliant.  The version is expressed as a colon separated list of LSB mod‐
              ule descriptions.

       -i, --id
              Display the distributor's ID.

       -d, --description
              Display a description of the currently installed distribution.

       -r, --release
              Display the release number of the currently installed distribution.

       -c, --codename
              Display the code name of the currently installed distribution.

       -a, --all
              Display all of the above information.

       -s, --short
              Use  the  short  output format for any information displayed.  This format
              omits the leading header(s).

       -h, --help
              Show summary of options.

NOTES
       This is a reimplementation of the lsb_release command provided by the Free  Stan‐
       dards Group.  Any bugs are solely the responsibility of the author below.

       Detection  of  systems  using a mix of packages from various distributions or re‐
       leases is something of a black art; the current heuristic tends  to  assume  that
       the installation is of the earliest distribution which is still being used by apt
       but that heuristic is subject to error.

SEE ALSO
       lsb(8)

AUTHOR
       Chris Lawrence <lawrencc@debian.org>.

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