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1The sys_info script is a small script which will show the version
2information for installed utilities.  It also works on the kernel, and
3on most libraries.
4
5Its use is as follow:
6
7	[19:41:13] agc@netbsd-002 ...external/bsd/sys_info [4568] > ./sys_info -a
8	awk-20121220
9	bind-9.10.3pl3
10	bzip2-1.0.6
11	calendar-20160601
12	ftpd-20110904
13	g++-4.8.5
14	gcc-4.8.5
15	grep-2.5.1anb1
16	gzip-20150113
17	bozohttpd-20151231
18	NetBSD-7.99.26
19	netpgp-3.99.17
20	netpgpverify-20160214
21	ntp-4.2.8pl5
22	openssl-1.0.1r
23	sqlite3-3.12.2
24	openssh-7.1
25	opensshd-7.1
26	tcsh-6.19.00
27	xz-5.2.1
28	[19:41:20] agc@netbsd-002 ...external/bsd/sys_info [4569] > ./sys_info ntp ssh netpgp
29	ntp-4.2.8pl5
30	openssh-7.1
31	netpgp-3.99.17
32	[19:41:31] agc@netbsd-002 ...external/bsd/sys_info [4570] > ./sys_info ntp ssh netbsd
33	ntp-4.2.8pl5
34	openssh-7.1
35	NetBSD-7.99.26
36	[19:41:38] agc@netbsd-002 ...external/bsd/sys_info [4571] >
37
38The -a option can be given to the script to print out the information
39on all known components.
40
41The sys_info script also works on libraries, returning their
42"versions" as given by the shared object version numbers.
43
44	[19:45:06] agc@netbsd-002 ...external/bsd/sys_info [4572] > ./sys_info libevent libXfont libc netbsd
45	libevent-4.0
46	libXfont-3.0
47	libc-12.200
48	NetBSD-7.99.26
49	[19:45:27] agc@netbsd-002 ...external/bsd/sys_info [4573] >
50
51Alistair Crooks
52Wed Jun  1 19:44:01 PDT 2016
53