[TriLUG] Determining distro via script

[Warren Myers]

I think there is a /etc/<distro>-release file in every distro. on SuSE it's
/etc/SuSE-release
CPU info can be gained from /proc/cpuinfo

WMM

On 11/3/06, Shawn Hood <shawnlhood at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> List,
>
> I am writing a shell script that performs different tasks based on the
> distribution, distro version, and architecture of the machine.  I was
> wondering if anybody had any surefire ways to perform this function.
> I know you could do this by parsing the default /etc/issue, a
> combination of uname parameters, etc.  Red Hat has
> /etc/redhat-release, etc.  There are a number of things that you could
> derive distribution information from.  I'm just looking for the most
> common, easiest-to-use indicators.  SLES9/10 and RHEL3/4 are most
> important.
>
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