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201 lines
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<?xml version='1.0'?> <!--*-nxml-*-->
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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://docbook.sourceforge.net/release/xsl/current/xhtml/docbook.xsl"?>
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<!DOCTYPE refentry PUBLIC "-//OASIS//DTD DocBook XML V4.2//EN"
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"http://www.oasis-open.org/docbook/xml/4.2/docbookx.dtd">
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<!--
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This file is part of systemd.
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Copyright 2010 Lennart Poettering
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systemd is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
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the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
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(at your option) any later version.
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systemd is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
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WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
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MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU
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General Public License for more details.
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You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
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along with systemd; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
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-->
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<refentry id="os-release">
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<refentryinfo>
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<title>os-release</title>
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<productname>systemd</productname>
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<authorgroup>
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<author>
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<contrib>Developer</contrib>
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<firstname>Lennart</firstname>
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<surname>Poettering</surname>
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<email>lennart@poettering.net</email>
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</author>
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</authorgroup>
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</refentryinfo>
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<refmeta>
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<refentrytitle>os-release</refentrytitle>
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<manvolnum>5</manvolnum>
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</refmeta>
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<refnamediv>
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<refname>os-release</refname>
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<refpurpose>Operating system identification</refpurpose>
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</refnamediv>
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<refsynopsisdiv>
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<para><filename>/etc/os-release</filename></para>
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</refsynopsisdiv>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Description</title>
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<para>The <filename>/etc/os-release</filename> file
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contains operating system identification data.</para>
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<para>The basic file format of
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<filename>os-release</filename> is a
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newline-separated list of environment-like
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shell-compatible variable assignments. It is possible
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to source the configuration from shell scripts,
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however, beyond mere variable assignments no shell
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features are supported, allowing applications to read
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the file without implementing a shell compatible
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execution engine.</para>
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<para><filename>/etc/os-release</filename> contains
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data that is defined by the operating system vendor
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and should not be changed by the administrator.</para>
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<para>Depending on the operating system other
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configuration files might be checked for OS
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identification as well, however only as
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fallback.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Options</title>
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<para>The following OS identifications parameters may be set using
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<filename>/etc/os-release</filename>:</para>
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<variablelist>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><varname>NAME=</varname></term>
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<listitem><para>A string identifying
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the operating system, without a
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version string, and not necessarily
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suitable for presentation to the
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user. If not set defaults to
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<literal>Linux</literal>. Example:
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<literal>NAME=Fedora</literal> or
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<literal>NAME="Debian
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GNU/Linux"</literal>.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><varname>VERSION=</varname></term>
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<listitem><para>A string identifying
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the operating system version,
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excluding any name information and
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suitable for presentation to the
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user. Example:
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<literal>VERSION=15</literal> or
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<literal>VERSION="15
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(Rawhide)"</literal>.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><varname>ID=</varname></term>
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<listitem><para>A lower-case string
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identifying the operating system,
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excluding any version information and
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suitable for processing by scripts. If
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not set defaults to
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<literal>linux</literal>. Example:
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<literal>ID=fedora</literal>.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><varname>VERSION_ID=</varname></term>
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<listitem><para>A lower-case string
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(mostly numeric) identifying the
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operating system version, excluding
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any name information and suitable for
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processing by scripts. Example:
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<literal>VERSION_ID=15</literal>.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><varname>PRETTY_NAME=</varname></term>
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<listitem><para>A pretty operating
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system name in a format suitable for
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presentation to the user. May or may
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not contain an OS version of some
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kind, as suitable. If not set defaults
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to <literal>Linux</literal>. Example:
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<literal>PRETTY_NAME=Fedora 15
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(Rawhide)</literal>.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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<varlistentry>
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<term><varname>ANSI_COLOR=</varname></term>
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<listitem><para>A suggested
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presentation color when showing the
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distribution name on the console. This
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should be specified as string suitable
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for inclusion in the ESC [ m
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ANSI/ECMA-48 escape code for setting
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graphical rendition. Example:
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<literal>ANSI_COLOR=0;31</literal> for
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red, or
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<literal>ANSI_COLOR=1;34</literal> for
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light blue.</para></listitem>
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</varlistentry>
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</variablelist>
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<para>If you interpreting this file from code or a
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shell script, use the ID and VERSION_ID fields. When
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looking for an OS identification string for
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presentation to the user use the PRETTY_STRING
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field.</para>
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<para>Note that operating system vendors may choose
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not to provide version information, for example to
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accomodate for rolling releases. In this case VERSION
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and VERSION_ID may be unset. Applications should not
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rely on these fields to be set.</para>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>Example</title>
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<programlisting>NAME=Fedora
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VERSION=15 (Rawhide)
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ID=fedora
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VERSION_ID=15
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PRETTY_NAME=Fedora 15 (Rawhide)
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ANSI_COLOR=0;34</programlisting>
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</refsect1>
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<refsect1>
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<title>See Also</title>
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<para>
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>systemd</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>,
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<citerefentry><refentrytitle>lsb_release</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>
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</para>
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</refsect1>
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</refentry>
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