1 VERSION

  Version (VERSN 2.2) is a utility that will give the user the current 
version of layered product software, such as FORTRAN, PASCAL, LSEDIT, 
VMS, etc.  or user created executables which are on this system.

2 parameters     

    All images are taken from SYS$SYSTEM unless a period with or
  without an extention (i.e. EXE) is added to the filename or a 
  directory name is specified.  The default will always be ".EXE."  
  When this is done, the present directory is taken unless a 
  directory is specified at the front of the file.  Wild card 
  characters are allowed (not on the directories) except in search-
  ing for the version of VMS.

  i.e.

       $ VERSION  FORTRAN
           FORTRAN.EXE;1  VERSION:  FORT V5.7-155

  Image was searched for under SYS$SYSTEM as FORTRAN.EXE

       $ VERSION  VMS
           VMS  VERSION:  V5.4-2

  To get the system version, VMS and only VMS will work.  This
  is because VMS is an operating system and not an executable.

       $ VERSION  ACCOUNTING.EXE
           ACCOUNTING.EXE;21  VERSION:  X-1
       $ VERSION  ACCOUNTING.
           ACCOUNTING.EXE;21  VERSION:  X-1
       $ VERSION  ACCOUNTING.*
           ACCOUNTING.EXE;21  VERSION:  X-1
       $ VERSION  DSK1:[JON.MISC]ACCOUNTING
           ACCOUNTING.EXE;21  VERSION:  X-1

  All four will obtain the same information.  The information will be
  searched for in the present directory except the last one.  When 
  specifying a directory structure, the user may be sitting any where
  on the system.  If only a period is shown after the file or ".*', then 
  the default of ".exe" is taken.  If a directory sturcture is used then 
  the extension ".EXE" will be the default if no other file specification 
  is used.  If any other file is to be considered the extention is to be 
  given explicitly.  (The version is 'X-1' probably because the file had 
  not been linked with an OPT file.  This is not an error.)
    
2 qualifiers     

  /OUTPUT  -    

    This qualifier allows you to write to an output file of your 
  choice.

    i.e.

       $ VERSION /OUTPUT=ALL.VERS  *
       $

    This example will write all the versions of the executables
  under SYS$SYSTEM to the file ALL.VERS.

2 /OUTPUT     

    This qualifier allows you to write to an output file of your 
  choice.

    i.e.

       $ VERSION /OUTPUT=ALL.VERS  *
       $

    This example will write all the versions of the executables
  under SYS$SYSTEM to the file ALL.VERS.

2 examples

  i.e.

       $ VERSION  FORTRAN
           FORTRAN.EXE;1  VERSION:  FORT V5.7-155
       $ VERSION  F*TR*
           FORTRAN.EXE;1  VERSION:  FORT V5.7-155
       $ VERSION  VMS
           VMS  VERSION:  V5.4-2
       $ VERSION  AC*
           ACC.EXE;1  VERSION:  X-3
           ACLEDT.EXE;1  VERSION:  X-1
  
