The winver is so funny to me.
I never used the command, and I am professionaly supporting Windows endpoints for the last 10 years. To think casual users would is wild.
But, you know. It didn't cost me nothing.
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It didn't cost me nothing.
So, then how much did it cost you?
An imperceptible amount on his electricity bill as the screen of the PR reviewer increases demand, having rippling near-zero effects on the worldwide markets
Good catch.
I thought it was going to be interesting compatibility shit and turns out it's just the weirdest alias ever.
Why would anyone think of "Windows version" when using Linux??
More useful would be having appwiz.cpl aliasing to... Discover maybe. I actually use that one.
I’ve used Windows since 3.1 and WTF is winver?
Sounds like a PR from a lone weirdo.
winver is a command that tells you your windows version. Usually used to determine if a box needs to be upgraded.
Type Win+R and enter “winver.”
Sure, but in 35 years on windows I’ve never used it.
Only makes sense to use it in a script, which you wouldn’t just drop into Linux anyway.
I don't even think you'd use it in a script, it comes up with a dialog box, it's basically the "about" pop up for Windows
Surely there is a text/CLI based one likely, but I don't think winver has a mode for that
If the Windows key – that in most keyboards today also has the Windows logo – is called in KDE 'Super', a Windows command that refers to Windows in it, should have its name changed too.
superver?
linver would be better. And I'm prob gonna try calling it the linkey and see if I can make it a thing.
the [⊞] key is [SUPER] in ALL OF LINUX.
Are you implying Windows isn't "Super?"
yes
That was a sarcastic rhetorical question - no response required because the answer was (or should have been) obvious.
Now we know why some overuse the "/s" marker - there's always one...