On Mon, Jun 28, 2010 at 11:54 AM, Broekman, Maarten <Maarten.Broekman@xxxxxxx> wrote: > Use lsb_release instead. It knows how to parse the contents of the > redhat-release file into appropriate fields, saving you from having to > do that yourself. Although lots of people don't install that on servers given what it pulls in. This is a pain point as I have scripts that often need maintenance due to seemingly unnecessary changes between even point releases. John -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list