Run Sublime Text 3 and check version

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I have installed Sublime Text 3 following the tutorial on unixmen.com. How to run it from terminal and how to check the version (from terminal or however)?

score 18 · Accepted Answer · answered Sep 16 '14 at 17:05

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The command to start Sublime Text:

subl

The command to see its version:

subl --version

answered Sep 16 '14 at 17:05

Radu Rădeanu

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And after Sublime Text 3 goes from beta do I have to do something to have stable version or? And how to update when new build is released (from terminal or from gui, doesn't matter)? – Muhamed Huseinbašić Sep 16 '14 at 17:28
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You added the ppa to your sources, so any new update should came automatically. – Radu Rădeanu Sep 16 '14 at 17:30

score 2 · Answer 2 · edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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The usual command for Sublime Text is subl:

From subl --help:

$ subl --help
Sublime Text build 3065

Usage: sublime_text [arguments] [files]         edit the given files
   or: sublime_text [arguments] [directories]   open the given directories

Arguments:
  --project <project>: Load the given project
  --command <command>: Run the given command
  -n or --new-window:  Open a new window
  -a or --add:         Add folders to the current window
  -w or --wait:        Wait for the files to be closed before returning
  -b or --background:  Don't activate the application
  -h or --help:        Show help (this message) and exit
  -v or --version:     Show version and exit

Filenames may be given a :line or :line:column suffix to open at a specific
location.

Hence, to get the version:

$ subl -v
Sublime Text Build 3065

As Glutanimate noted, you can get the version from the Help menu, from About Sublime Text:

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edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:23

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answered Sep 16 '14 at 17:05

muru

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You can also check the version via the UI: *Help* -> *About Sublime Text* – Glutanimate Sep 16 '14 at 17:08
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@Glutanimate thanks. To discover that, I'd have to run it first. :D I'll update the answer. – muru Sep 16 '14 at 17:09
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I saw `Build 3065` in the screenshot and cannot even figure out it is sublime 2 or sublime 3... – B.Mr.W. Jun 10 '15 at 21:30
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@B.Mr.W. Same here. I'm guessing 3000–3999 represents version 3, but if so it would be nice to see that actually stated somewhere, especially since builds are usually given sequentially increasing system-generated numbers. – Marcelo Cantos Jun 28 '15 at 01:48

score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Sep 16 '14 at 17:09

From the Sublime Text Unofficial Documentation:

You can create a symbolic lynk sudo ln -s /opt/Sublime\ Text\ 3/sublime_text /usr/bin/sublime. "/opt" being the dir where you installed Sublime.

The Documentation also shows how to add Sublime to the Unity Launcher if you wish.

Run Sublime Text 3 and check version

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