how check file versions

Two ways to check version of file.



            1. Adident   

            2. Strings



 ADIDENT Utility in ORACLE application is used to find version of any file.



STEP:-1



   Syntax : adident Header filename.



   e.g If you want to find out the version of appvndrb.pls

        $ cd AP_TOP/patch/115/sql

        $ adident Header appvndrb.pls

        o/p :

         appvndrb.pls:

         $Header appvndrb.pls 120.78.12010000.83 2010/04/27 21:00:55 vinaik ship





STEP-2



 Using Strings:



  Syntax : strings -a Top_name/location of file/filename | grep '$Header'

   e.g $ strings -a $AP_TOP/patch/115/sql/appvndrb.pls | grep '$Header'

   o/p : /* $Header: appvndrb.pls 120.78.12010000.83 2010/04/27 21:00:55 vinaik ship $ */

                                              OR

      $ cd $AP_TOP/patch/115/sql

      $ strings -a appvndrb.pls | grep '$Header'



OR



grep '$Header' $INV_TOP/patch/115/sql/INVTXGGB.pls