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diff --git a/man/os-release.xml b/man/os-release.xml index 4557abc4a3..99bbb61004 100644 --- a/man/os-release.xml +++ b/man/os-release.xml @@ -176,6 +176,22 @@ </varlistentry> <varlistentry> + <term><varname>VERSION_CODENAME=</varname></term> + + <listitem><para> + A lower-case string (no spaces or other characters outside of + 0–9, a–z, ".", "_" and "-") identifying the operating system + release code name, excluding any OS name information or + release version, and suitable for processing by scripts or + usage in generated filenames. This field is optional and may + not be implemented on all systems. + Examples: + <literal>VERSION_CODENAME=buster</literal>, + <literal>VERSION_CODENAME=xenial</literal> + </para></listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> <term><varname>VERSION_ID=</varname></term> <listitem><para>A lower-case string (mostly numeric, no spaces |