how to check the version of bind

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On Fri, 13 Oct 2000, Julie Xu wrote:

> [How to check the version of bind?]

(example)

$ dig @metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au. version.bind txt chaos

; <<>> DiG 8.2 <<>> @metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au. version.bind txt chaos 
; (1 server found)
;; res options: init recurs defnam dnsrch
;; got answer:
;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 6
;; flags: qr aa rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 1, AUTHORITY: 0, ADDITIONAL:
0
;; QUERY SECTION:
;;      version.bind, type = TXT, class = CHAOS

;; ANSWER SECTION:
VERSION.BIND.           0S CHAOS TXT    "8.2.2-P5"

;; Total query time: 314 msec
;; FROM: localhost to SERVER: metro.ucc.usyd.edu.au.  129.78.64.2
;; WHEN: Thu Oct 12 20:10:47 2000
;; MSG SIZE  sent: 30  rcvd: 63