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NAME
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**compare-version** - (BASH Script) Compare two version numbers e.g. 1.6.7 1.7.0

SYNOPSIS
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| **compare-version** \[_options_] _versionnumber_ _versionnumber_ 

DESCRIPTION
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Compare two version numbers e.g. 1.6.7 1.7.0
Returns "older" if version in second parameter is older than version in first parameter.
Returns "newer" if version in second parameter is newer than version in first parameter.
Returns "same" if both versions are the same.

Options
-------

-h, \--help                   

:  Displays helptext.

-v, \--version                

:  Displays the version of the script.

VersionNumber
-------

 e.g. 1.2.5


EXAMPLES
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**compare-version** 1.2.4 1.2.5

: Returns "newer"

**compare-version** 1.2 1.2.5

: Returns "same" - only first two letters will be compared.


EXIT CODES
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01: Unknown or wrong parameter.

02: Not a number.