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+.\" $FreeBSD$
+.\"
+.Dd September 30, 2008
+.Dt GETOSRELDATE 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm getosreldate
+.Nd get the value of
+.Dv __FreeBSD_version
+.Sh LIBRARY
+.Lb libc
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In unistd.h
+.Ft int
+.Fn getosreldate void
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn getosreldate
+function returns an integer showing the version of the
+currently running
+.Fx
+kernel.
+Definitions of the values can be found in
+.%B "The Porter's Handbook"
+which is usually installed at
+.Pa /usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters-handbook/ .
+.Sh RETURN VALUES
+Upon successful completion,
+.Fn getosreldate
+returns the value requested;
+otherwise the value \-1 is returned and the global variable
+.Va errno
+is set to indicate the error.
+.Sh ENVIRONMENT
+.Bl -tag -width ".Ev OSVERSION"
+.It Ev OSVERSION
+If the environment variable
+.Ev OSVERSION
+is set, it will override the
+.Fn getosreldate
+return value.
+.El
+.Sh EXAMPLES
+An example can be found in
+.Pa /usr/share/examples/FreeBSD_version .
+.Sh ERRORS
+The
+.Fn getosreldate
+function may fail and set
+.Va errno
+for any of the errors specified for the library function
+.Xr sysctl 3 .
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Rs
+.%B "The Porter's Handbook"
+.%O /usr/share/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/porters\-handbook/
+.Re
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn getosreldate
+function appeared in
+.Fx 2.0 .