NAME

       linux-version - operate on Linux kernel version strings

SYNOPSIS

       linux-version compare VERSION1 OP VERSION2

       linux-version sort [--reverse] [VERSION1 VERSION2 ...]

       linux-version list [--paths]

DESCRIPTION

       linux-version  operates  on  Linux  kernel  version  strings as reported by uname -r and used in file and
       directory names.  These version strings do not follow the same rules as Debian  package  version  strings
       and should not be compared as such or as arbitrary strings.

       compare VERSION1 OP VERSION2
              Compare  version  strings,  where  OP  is  a  binary operator. linux-version returns success (zero
              result) if the specified condition is satisfied, and  failure  (nonzero  result)  otherwise.   The
              valid operators are: lt le eq ne ge gt

       sort [--reverse] [VERSION1 VERSION2 ...]
              Sort  the  given version strings and print them in order from lowest to highest.  If the --reverse
              option is used, print them in order from highest to lowest.

              If no version strings are given as arguments, the  version  strings  will  instead  be  read  from
              standard input, one per line.  They may be suffixed by arbitrary text after a space, which will be
              included in the output.  This means that, for example:

              linux-version list --paths | linux-version sort --reverse

              will list the installed versions and corresponding paths in order from highest to lowest version.

       list [--paths]
              List  kernel  versions  installed  in  the  customary  location.   If the --paths option, show the
              corresponding path for each version.

AUTHOR

       linux-version and this manual page were written by  Ben  Hutchings  as  part  of  the  Debian  linux-base
       package.

                                                  30 March 2011                                 LINUX-VERSION(1)