How do I check which version of sbt I'm running?
I have the bash file set up that uses sbt-launch.jar, and it works, but
$ sbt version
only shows the "project version" (0.1) and
$ sbt --version
does nothing.
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$ sbt sbtVersion
This prints the sbt version used in your current project, or if it is a multi-module project for each module.
$ sbt 'inspect sbtVersion'
[info] Set current project to jacek (in build file:/Users/jacek/)
[info] Setting: java.lang.String = 0.13.1
[info] Description:
[info] Provides the version of sbt. This setting should be not be modified.
[info] Provided by:
[info] */*:sbtVersion
[info] Defined at:
[info] (sbt.Defaults) Defaults.scala:68
[info] Delegates:
[info] *:sbtVersion
[info] {.}/*:sbtVersion
[info] */*:sbtVersion
[info] Related:
[info] */*:sbtVersion
You may also want to use sbt about that (copying Mark Harrah's comment):
The about command was added recently to try to succinctly print the most relevant information, including the sbt version.
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In SBT 0.13 and above, you can use the sbtVersion task (as pointed out by @steffen) or about command (as pointed out by @mark-harrah)
There's a difference how the sbtVersion task works in and outside a SBT project. When in a SBT project, sbtVersion displays the version of SBT used by the project and its subprojects.
$ sbt sbtVersion
[info] Loading global plugins from /Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins
[info] Updating {file:/Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins/}global-plugins...
[info] Resolving org.fusesource.jansi#jansi;1.4 ...
[info] Done updating.
[info] Loading project definition from /Users/jacek/oss/scalania/project
[info] Set current project to scalania (in build file:/Users/jacek/oss/scalania/)
[info] exercises/*:sbtVersion
[info] 0.13.1-RC5
[info] scalania/*:sbtVersion
[info] 0.13.1-RC5
It's set in project/build.properties:
jacek:~/oss/scalania
$ cat project/build.properties
sbt.version=0.13.1-RC5
The same task executed outside a SBT project shows the current version of the executable itself.
jacek:~
$ sbt sbtVersion
[info] Loading global plugins from /Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins
[info] Updating {file:/Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins/}global-plugins...
[info] Resolving org.fusesource.jansi#jansi;1.4 ...
[info] Done updating.
[info] Set current project to jacek (in build file:/Users/jacek/)
[info] 0.13.0
When you're outside, the about command seems to be a better fit as it shows the sbt version as well as Scala's and available plugins.
jacek:~
$ sbt about
[info] Loading global plugins from /Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins
[info] Set current project to jacek (in build file:/Users/jacek/)
[info] This is sbt 0.13.0
[info] The current project is {file:/Users/jacek/}jacek 0.1-SNAPSHOT
[info] The current project is built against Scala 2.10.2
[info] Available Plugins: com.typesafe.sbt.SbtGit, com.typesafe.sbt.SbtProguard, growl.GrowlingTests, org.sbtidea.SbtIdeaPlugin, com.timushev.sbt.updates.UpdatesPlugin
[info] sbt, sbt plugins, and build definitions are using Scala 2.10.2
You may want to run 'help about' to read its documentation:
jacek:~
$ sbt 'help about'
[info] Loading global plugins from /Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins
[info] Set current project to jacek (in build file:/Users/jacek/)
Displays basic information about sbt and the build.
For the sbtVersion setting, the inspect command can help.
$ sbt 'inspect sbtVersion'
[info] Loading global plugins from /Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins
[info] Set current project to jacek (in build file:/Users/jacek/)
[info] Setting: java.lang.String = 0.13.0
[info] Description:
[info] Provides the version of sbt. This setting should be not be modified.
[info] Provided by:
[info] */*:sbtVersion
[info] Defined at:
[info] (sbt.Defaults) Defaults.scala:67
[info] Delegates:
[info] *:sbtVersion
[info] {.}/*:sbtVersion
[info] */*:sbtVersion
[info] Related:
[info] */*:sbtVersion
The version setting that people seem to expect to inspect to know the SBT version is to set The version/revision of the current module.
$ sbt 'inspect version'
[info] Loading global plugins from /Users/jacek/.sbt/0.13/plugins
[info] Set current project to jacek (in build file:/Users/jacek/)
[info] Setting: java.lang.String = 0.1-SNAPSHOT
[info] Description:
[info] The version/revision of the current module.
[info] Provided by:
[info] */*:version
[info] Defined at:
[info] (sbt.Defaults) Defaults.scala:102
[info] Reverse dependencies:
[info] *:projectId
[info] *:isSnapshot
[info] Delegates:
[info] *:version
[info] {.}/*:version
[info] */*:version
[info] Related:
[info] */*:version
When used in a SBT project the tasks/settings may show different outputs.
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You can use sbt about
Example:
C:\Users\smala>sbt about
[info] Set current project to smala (in build file:/C:/Users/smala/)
[info] This is sbt 0.13.6
[info] The current project is {file:/C:/Users/smala/}smala 0.1-SNAPSHOT
[info] The current project is built against Scala 2.10.4
[info] Available Plugins: sbt.plugins.IvyPlugin, sbt.plugins.JvmPlugin, sbt.plugins.CorePlugin, sbt.plugins.JUnitXmlReportPlugin
[info] sbt, sbt plugins, and build definitions are using Scala 2.10.4"1
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Doing sbt sbt-version led to some error as
[error] Not a valid command: sbt-version (similar: writeSbtVersion, session)
[error] Not a valid project ID: sbt-version
[error] Expected ':'
[error] Not a valid key: sbt-version (similar: sbtVersion, version, sbtBinaryVersion)
[error] sbt-version
[error] ^
As you can see the hint similar: sbtVersion, version, sbtBinaryVersion, all of them work but the correct one is generated by sbt sbtVersion
