Returning version of operating system as number

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(imported topic written by SystemAdmin)

I want to capture the numeric value of “name of operating system”

For example:

Q: A: Linux Oracle Enterprise Server release 5.7

Q: A: AIX 6.1

Q: A: SunOS 5.9

As you can see it’s always the last/end of line

So what command can I run to return only the version number?

5.7

6.1

5.9

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Figured it out using:

following text of last " " of concatenation " " of name of operating system

Q: name of operating system

A: Linux Oracle Enterprise Server release 5.7

T: 91

Q: following text of last " " of concatenation " " of name of operating system

A: 5.7

T: 302

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Did you try

version of operating system

This should return the numeric portion

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Yes you are correct for AIX and Solaris, but not Linux

Oracle Enterprise Linux (OEL)

Q: version of operating system

A: Server release 5.7

AIX

Q: version of operating system

A: 6.1

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(imported comment written by SystemAdmin)

Ah yes. The operator was changed in 9.0 to do what people expected (which was to return the version)