Question: How to capture AppImage BuildRevision number if running from the CLI?

[Kunda1]

Trying to make a bash script that will query the AppImage for the BuildRevision and then pipe it onward

I've gotten as far as

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./FreeCAD_weekly-builds-28445-Linux-Conda_glibc2.12-x86_64.AppImage --get-config BuildRevision

But this triggers a modal dialog and outputs the result in to it. Not good if I want to bash pipe the result. So how can i circumvent the modal dialog and just have it output to the console?

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[adrianinsaval]

Is there a way tu run freecadcmd instead of gui freecad from the appimage?

[Kunda1]

Is there a way tu run freecadcmd instead of gui freecad from the appimage?

No idea...but aren't they comparable?

[adrianinsaval]

I was hoping freecadcmd wouldn't raise a dialog

edit: currently on a windows machine but yes, freecadcmd doesn't open a dialog, freecad --console opens the dialog anyways. Some other questions regarding console options: why not make freecad -v print the full freecad info? Could be easier to get like this. And speaking of full freecad info, what happened with the commit hash info? doesn't seem to be included anymore for some reason, and IMO that was relevant info.

[onekk]

probably loading a script and execute from command line that will print version info is the less challenging way that is akready doable now without modification.

I have no Appimage installed now as I'm using a miniconda install, but the script would not be so difficult to make, it will be less than 10 lines of code, probably less than 5.

Regards

Carlo D.