MySQL Version

[Tor]

How can you tell what version of MySQL is installed? Most apps you do "appname -v" but this doesn't work. Any help?

[v0id]

You're close.

mysql --version

[Jordan]

I didn't even know about mysql --version. I've always logged into mysql and typed status.

# mysql
mysql > status

[v0id]

And I didn't know about the "status."
It seems like we're all learning something each day.

[Tor]

Thanks, both work fine.

[TcM]

So does the

--version

work with any program? so we can get it's version?

[v0id]

It depends on how the program is designed and built. Most software for Linux has the --version-option, so you would be able to use it with lots of programs.

[TcM]

Hmm good to know.

Thanks for your reply.

[Tor]

So the --version is common for Linux developers? I've seen a lot of -v for version.

[v0id]

--version and -v are usually implemented together, exactly like --help and -h. You will have to decide yourself which of them to use. Normally I use the "long ones" (--version, --help, etc.), except when I've to pass many strings to the program.