Re: [LI] identify the distro using script

[Arun Sharma <adsharma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sat, Nov 20, 1999 at 06:23:30PM +0530, DigitelNet Systems wrote:
> how can i make sure about the distribution from a sh script
> 
> will this work always
> 
> if [ -d /etc/rc.d/init.d ] ; then
>     # confirm RedHat
> elif [-f /etc/rc.d/rc.modules ] ; then
>      # confirm Slackware
> fi
> 

Look in the archives of comp.lang.python - someone was writing a
python module, that would do just this.

	-Arun

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