How do I check version of alpine mail client?

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How do I check on a Unix server what version of the Alpine mail client is installed?

I have root access in case that is needed.

score 77 · Answer 1 · answered Jan 04 '17 at 09:18

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That works even without alpine installed (e.g. in Docker container):

$ cat /etc/alpine-release 
3.4.6

answered Jan 04 '17 at 09:18

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While this does answer _my_ question (and probably _yours_), this is how to check the _Alpine OS_ version, not the Text-based email client. ;) – kaiser Feb 12 '17 at 19:33

score 4 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 04 '10 at 18:15

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oh, just found it:

alpine -version

answered Jun 04 '10 at 18:15

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thanks to http://macosx.com/forums/unix-x11/20330-how-do-i-check-versions-unix.html – Devoted Jun 04 '10 at 18:16
On Alpine v3.10.2 I was NOT able to use `alpine -version` I tried `ash` ans `zsh` as shell – KargWare Apr 28 '20 at 03:47
you have to run apk add alpine, before you can execute that. – juslintek Mar 22 '22 at 08:38

score 3 · Answer 3 · answered Jun 04 '10 at 18:19

You should be able to run the command alpine -v or alpine -version ... you can also start Alpine and press ? on the main menu to open the main Help page, which will also tell you the version.

If your system has a package manager that you used to install Alpine, you can also check with that. For example, on my Debian system, I'd run:

$ dpkg -l | grep alpine
ii  alpine      1.10+dfsg-3     Text-based email client, friendly for novices but powerful

How do I check version of alpine mail client?

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