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#! /bin/bash
# this function prints the version number of the Linux kernel.
# The version is retrieved from the command "uname -srm".
# The output of this command is of this format: "Linux <KERNEL_VER>.<MAJOR_REVISION>.<MINOR_REVISION>-<PATCH>-generic x86_64"
# This function will return <KERNEL_VER>.<MAJOR_REVISION>.<MINOR_REVISION>
dist_ver="`uname -srm | cut -d ' ' -f2 | cut -d '-' -f1`"
echo $dist_ver