8.43. SysLinVer (Linux Only)

Returns a string identifying the Linux system version. The first word of the returned string is Linux and the remaining part of the string identifies the version. Rexx code should not rely on the exact format returned.

Possible output might be:

Example 8.34. RexxUtil — SysLinVer

-- CentOS 7
say SysVersion() -- Linux 3.10.0-957.10.1.el7.x86_64
-- Ubuntu 16.04
say SysVersion() -- Linux 4.4.0-154-generic
-- Raspbian
say SysVersion() -- Linux 4.14.70-v7+
-- SLES/390
say SysVersion() -- Linux 3.12.74-60.64.40-default

See also functions SysVersion and SysWinVer (Windows only).