Index: /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/dev/issmversion.py
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--- /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/dev/issmversion.py	(revision 16176)
+++ /issm/trunk-jpl/src/m/dev/issmversion.py	(revision 16176)
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+from IssmConfig import IssmConfig
+
+def issmversion():
+	"""
+	ISSMVERSION - display ISSM version
+
+		Usage:
+			issmversion()
+	"""
+
+
+print ' '
+print IssmConfig('PACKAGE_NAME')[0]+' Version '+IssmConfig('PACKAGE_VERSION')[0]
+print '(website: '+IssmConfig('PACKAGE_URL')[0]+' contact:'+IssmConfig('PACKAGE_BUGREPORT')[0]+')'
+print ' '
+print 'Build date: '+IssmConfig('PACKAGE_BUILD_DATE')[0]
+print 'Copyright (c) 2009-2013 California Institute of Technology'
+print ' '
+print '    to get started type: issmdoc'
+print ' '