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OS X: Get OS version info in Terminal #

$ sw_vers
ProductName:    Mac OS X
ProductVersion: 10.6.4
BuildVersion:   10F569
$ sw_vers -productVersion
10.6.4

Especially handy when resetting a password in single user mode, since the method varies based on which version of OS X is running.

/mac | Aug 14, 2010

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