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.TH GETVERS 1 "April 1998" "GNO" "Commands and Applications"
.SH NAME
.LP
.B getvers
\- list information stored in rVersion and rComment resources
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BR getvers " [" -b "] [" -c "]"
.RB "[" -q "] file ..."
.SH DESCRIPTION
.BR getvers
print the version information stored in the rVersion resource of
the specified files. If there is a problem handling a particular
file (e.g., file does not exist, no resource fork,
no rVersion resource)
.BR getvers
prints an error message and continues processing any remaining files.
.LP
To add information to the rVersion resource, you can use the companion
shell utility
.BR setvers ,
or use the
.BR rez
resource compiler.
.PP
.BR getvers
returns 1 to its parent program if an error is encountered processing
any of the files. Otherwise it returns 0.
.SS OPTIONS
.BR getvers
recognizes these options:
.IP \fB-b\fR
print a brief listing for each file, leaving off the program
description and country name.
.IP \fB-c\fR
print rComment resource number 1 (the one displayed by Finder in
file information windows).
.IP \fB-q\fR
do not print error information.
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR setvers "(1)"
.SH VERSION
This manual page documents
.BR getvers
version 2.0.
.SH AUTHOR
Originally written by Ian Schmidt, Two Meg Software. Updated by Dave Tribby
for  GNO/ME 2.0.6.
.SH HISTORY
The previous version (1.20) of
.BR getvers
was released by Ian Schmidt in May 1993
as an independent archive compatible with GNO and ORCA.