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Last modified: December 2006

URL: http://cxc.harvard.edu/ciao3.4/version.html
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AHELP for CIAO 3.4 version Context: sherpa

Synopsis

Reports the Sherpa version that is in use.

Syntax

sherpa> VERSION
Sherpa Version 3.0.2

sherpa> print( sherpa_version );
30002

Description

The version of Sherpa is displayed when it is started up in interactive mode. It can also be found by using the VERSION command, which displays a message on the screen.

The value can also be accessed from a S-Lang script by using the sherpa_version variable. This returns the version using the following formula

major * 10000 + minor * 100 + micro

where the release is given as

major.minor.micro

Bugs

See the Sherpa bug pages online for an up-to-date listing of known bugs.

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Last modified: December 2006



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