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Asked: 2026-05-22T20:18:45+00:00

How can I get the windows version I am currently running under Cygwin? I

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How can I get the windows version I am currently running under Cygwin?

I am maintaining a automatic build script that is running on Mac, Windows and Linux distributions and I need to be able to detect what Windows version it is currently running under.

Preferably I could have it return the standard Windows release name but some kind of code that I can separate from the other ones would also be great.

What I want to know is if I am running 7, XP, Server 2008 and so on.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Like this:

    eh@winxpsp3 ~
$ echo `cmd /c ver`
 Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]

eh@winxpsp3 ~
$
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