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You can use any one of the following command to display the FreeBSD operating system version and patch level.
Unix commands to find out FreeBSD Version
Open the terminal and then type:
- freebsd-version – Display the FreeBSD version and patch level of the installed system
- uname -mrs – Get information about the system including FreeBSD version
Let us see all commands and examples in details .
How to use freebsd-version command
The freebsd-version command appeared in FreeBSD 10.0 and above. To see the FreeBSD server ver and patch level of the installed kernel, run:
freebsd-version -k
To see the version and patch level of the installed userland:
freebsd-version -u
Fig.01: freebsd-version and other commands in action
How to use freebsd-version command from Live CD
Boot from a live FreeBSD CD/DVD. To see a system being repaired using a live CD:
mount -rt ufs /dev/ada0p2 /mnt ## assuming it is ufs ##
env ROOT=/mnt /mnt/bin/freebsd-version -ku
How to find out if I am using 32 or 64 bit FreeBSD kernel
You can also use the following command to find out if FreeBSD kernel is running in 32bit or 64bit mode:
# getconf LONG_BIT
The 64 means I am using 64 bit kernel on 64-bit hardware either from Intel/AMD:
64
Display FreeBSD version using old good uname command
Type the following command (it works on all versions of FreeBSD):
umame -a
uname -mrs
My 11.x version:
FreeBSD 11.2-RELEASE-p4 amd64
When I upgraded to 12.x, I see:
FreeBSD 12.2-RELEASE-p1 amd64
Understanding uname command options on FreeBSD
| Option | Description |
|---|---|
| -a | Behave as though the options -m, -n, -r, -s, and -v were specified. |
| -i | Display the kernel ident. |
| -K | Find the FreeBSD version of the kernel. |
| -m | Show the type of the current hardware platform. |
| -n | Write the name of the system to standard output. |
| -o | This is a synonym for the -s option, for compatibility with other systems. |
| -p | Find the type of the machine processor architecture to screen |
| -r | Get the current release level of the operating system. |
| -s | Find the name of the operating system implementation to monitor. |
| -U | Show the FreeBSD version of the user environment. |
| -v | Write the version level of this release of the operating system. |
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