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Help with running batch script

I am trying to get the version of the chrome using the below bash script.

#!/bin/bash

getChrome() {

if [ -z "$1" ]; then
echo -e "No arguments specified\n"
echo -e "Options:
--version Displays the version of the chrome
--location Displays the location of the chrome profile folder.
version Displays the version of the chrome
location Displays the location of the chrome profile folder.

return 0
fi

if [[ $1 == version]]; then
google-chrome --version
echo 'test'
return 0
fi

if [[ $1 == location]]; then
chromeLocation = ""/Users/user1/Library/Application Support/Google/Chrome/Default"
return 0
fi
}
export -f getChrome

when i run the command in the bash terminal getChrome --version, it is not printing the version. Please help.

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David Favor

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sduser1

ASKER

Thank you. I replaced the above in the below piece of code. I did not get the version printed when i use the command getChrome --version

if [[ $1 == version]]; then
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --version
echo 'test'
return 0
fi

sduser1

ASKER

Question:

Do you know the command that is used to get the chrome version in linux OS?

i got the below for mac and it worked fine.

/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --version

Thanks

skullnobrains

you are checking for "version" rather than "--version"

use

if [[ "X$1" == X--version]]

or rather a case/esac statement

MURUGESAN N

@sduser1
If using windows
a)
we can view the same using:
C:\Windows\regedit.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER
Software
Google
Chrome
BLBeacon
value of "version"
b)
Same thing using bash.exe at Windows:

CHROME_VERSION=$(/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe QUERY "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon" /v version | /usr/bin/awk '"version" == $1 { print $NF}')
echo $CHROME_VERSION
OR
/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe QUERY "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon" /v version | /usr/bin/awk '"version" == $1 { print $NF}'
OR
echo $(/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe QUERY "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon" /v version | /usr/bin/awk '"version" == $1 { print $NF}')
OR
/cygdrive/c/Windows/System32/reg.exe QUERY "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon" | /usr/bin/awk '"version" == $1 { print $NF}'
OR inside C:\Windows\System32\cmd.exe
C:\Windows\System32\wbem\WMIC.exe datafile where name="C:\\PROGRA~2\\Google\\Chrome\\Applic~1\\chrome.exe" get Version /value

skullnobrains

am i crazy or was the question edited ???

"-version" was changed to "--version" in the command line

the test line was edited so the test string dis not start with a "-". it will still break if the user provides one, btw.

David Favor

@sduser1, You're welcome!

Good luck!