On Sat, Aug 14, 2004 at 04:37:07PM -0400, Tong wrote: > I vaguely remember that apt-get has the ability to report version > numbers by reading its man page, but I can be quite wrong... COLUMNS=200 dpkg -l | awk '/^ii/ {print $3}' Will give you the version. As for apt-get, well: apt-get showpkg <foo> was probably what you were thinking of, no? -- Thomas Adam -- "Frankly, Mr. Shankly, since you ask. You are a flatulent pain in the arse." -- Morrissey.