findversion.sh

#!/bin/bash
:<<israeltorres_comment_block

./findversion.sh
Israel Torres
2012-03-22
nasty way to brute force version info from binary

Mac OS X 10.7.3 11D50d
Darwin Kernel Version 11.3.0
GNU bash, version 3.2.48(1)-release

israeltorres_comment_block

#required app check
rqdapp='strings'
hash $rqdapp 2>&- || { echo >&2 "$rqdapp binary not found - aborting"; exit 1; }
#
if [ ! $# -lt 1 ]; then
    SOFTWARE=$1
    strings $(whereis "$SOFTWARE") | grep -C1 -i vers
else
echo "usage: $0 'string'"
echo "example: $0 string"
fi
#eof