Re: uname -v "date and time"

Harish C Lodwal wrote:
> the cygwin uname -v shouing date and time
> it should be os  version

> bash-2.05a$ uname -v
> 2002-02-25 11:14

Actually the os version of cygwin probably is the date.  There is
little else better to use.  Remember that it is the version of the
operating system implementation.  But is that the kernel or the
commands or both or neither?  There is no good answer.

In any case, see this previous note for more information.

  http://mail.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-sh-utils/2002-12/msg00006.html

Bob