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Is there a LaTeX command for printing the versions of the currently installed packages? I need to know the installed version of the pgfplots package.

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Add listfiles to your preamble and then look at the .log file. This will tell you the current version of all the packages loaded.

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  Package versions are announced in the .log file even without listfiles.
  
  – Andrey Vihrov
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
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  @Andrey: makes them easier to find, thought :-)
  
  – Joseph Wright♦
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:30
  

  
  
  
  


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  It might be interesting to write a command line tool to check that.
  
  – ℝaphink
  Sep 16 '11 at 8:54
  

  
  
  
  


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  @ℝaphink I have attempted, but the fact that TeX hard-wraps the output makes it very difficult.
  
  – Sean Allred
  Oct 24 '15 at 16:30
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @SeanAllred You can increase max_print_line in texmf.cnf to have it (practically) not wrap; see this question.
  
  – ShreevatsaR
  May 5 '17 at 6:06
  

  
  
  
  

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54

If you need to know this 'programmatically', then you can use the LaTeX kernel function @ifpackagelater to test by date:

@ifpackagelater{<package>}{2011/03/13}

  {%

    % Do something for the newer version

  }

  {%

    % Do something different for the older version

  }%

The information is stored inside a special macro, so if you just want to 'take a peek' you can use that. Taking pgfplots as an example

expandaftershowcsname ver@pgfplots.styendcsname

Notice here that this needs the full file name we are interested in, so works for any file that contains suitable information (i.e. form ProvidesPackage, ProvidesClass or ProvidesFile).

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edited Mar 13 '11 at 13:02

answered Mar 13 '11 at 12:34

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  you can load the name into a macro by edeffoo{csname ver@pgfplots.styendcsname}
  
  – wasteofspace
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:48
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @anon: It's already in a macro, just one with an awkward name :-)
  
  – Joseph Wright♦
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:51
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Andrey: Done, clearly I hope.
  
  – Joseph Wright♦
  Mar 13 '11 at 13:02
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JosephWright Is it correct that your code 'taking a peek' will only show this information in the .log but not in the pdf? And the package has to be loaded by usepackage.... I get > ver@pgfplots.sty=macro: ->2016/08/10 v1.14 Data Visualization (1.14). <recently read> ver@pgfplots.sty
  
  – LukasCB
  May 9 '17 at 21:30
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

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1

To find a package version, you can just open the package source file on your file system and look the version directly by yourself with some text editor as Sublime Text.

Here are the paths and references for the latex paths on Linux and Windows for the biblatex package:

1. 
   

   Miktex (Windows) D:ProgramsMikyexlatextexmfsinstalltexlatexbiblatex-abntbbxabnt.bbx

   
   
   
   
   
   • How can I manually install a package on MiKTeX (Windows)
   
   
   • On the file abnt.bbx, you will find this at his top, , where the version is: v3.1
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ...
   
   ProvidesFile{abnt.bbx}%
   
   [2017/07/28space v3.1space ABNT BibLaTeX citation style]%
   
   ...
   
   

   
   


2. 
   

   TeX Live (Linux) /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex-abnt/abnt.bbx

   
   
   
   
   
   • https://askubuntu.com/questions/296681/latex-filepaths-in-ubuntu
   
   
   • On the file abnt.bbx, you will find this at his top, where the version is: v3.2
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ...
   
   ProvidesFile{abnt.bbx}%
   
   [2017/11/09space v3.2space ABNT BibLaTeX citation style]%
   
   ...
   
   

   
   

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88

Add listfiles to your preamble and then look at the .log file. This will tell you the current version of all the packages loaded.

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 13 '11 at 11:52

SeamusSeamus

46k35217336

• 
  
  
  

  
  27
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Package versions are announced in the .log file even without listfiles.
  
  – Andrey Vihrov
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  11
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Andrey: makes them easier to find, thought :-)
  
  – Joseph Wright♦
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:30
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  6
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It might be interesting to write a command line tool to check that.
  
  – ℝaphink
  Sep 16 '11 at 8:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ℝaphink I have attempted, but the fact that TeX hard-wraps the output makes it very difficult.
  
  – Sean Allred
  Oct 24 '15 at 16:30
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @SeanAllred You can increase max_print_line in texmf.cnf to have it (practically) not wrap; see this question.
  
  – ShreevatsaR
  May 5 '17 at 6:06
  

  
  
  
  

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88

Add listfiles to your preamble and then look at the .log file. This will tell you the current version of all the packages loaded.

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 13 '11 at 11:52

SeamusSeamus

46k35217336

• 
  
  
  

  
  27
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  Package versions are announced in the .log file even without listfiles.
  
  – Andrey Vihrov
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:28
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  11
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Andrey: makes them easier to find, thought :-)
  
  – Joseph Wright♦
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:30
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  6
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  It might be interesting to write a command line tool to check that.
  
  – ℝaphink
  Sep 16 '11 at 8:54
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  3
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @ℝaphink I have attempted, but the fact that TeX hard-wraps the output makes it very difficult.
  
  – Sean Allred
  Oct 24 '15 at 16:30
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @SeanAllred You can increase max_print_line in texmf.cnf to have it (practically) not wrap; see this question.
  
  – ShreevatsaR
  May 5 '17 at 6:06
  

  
  
  
  

 | 
show 2 more comments

Add listfiles to your preamble and then look at the .log file. This will tell you the current version of all the packages loaded.

share|improve this answer

answered Mar 13 '11 at 11:52

SeamusSeamus

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54

If you need to know this 'programmatically', then you can use the LaTeX kernel function @ifpackagelater to test by date:

@ifpackagelater{<package>}{2011/03/13}

  {%

    % Do something for the newer version

  }

  {%

    % Do something different for the older version

  }%

The information is stored inside a special macro, so if you just want to 'take a peek' you can use that. Taking pgfplots as an example

expandaftershowcsname ver@pgfplots.styendcsname

Notice here that this needs the full file name we are interested in, so works for any file that contains suitable information (i.e. form ProvidesPackage, ProvidesClass or ProvidesFile).

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 13 '11 at 13:02

answered Mar 13 '11 at 12:34

Joseph Wright♦Joseph Wright

206k23566895

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  you can load the name into a macro by edeffoo{csname ver@pgfplots.styendcsname}
  
  – wasteofspace
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:48
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @anon: It's already in a macro, just one with an awkward name :-)
  
  – Joseph Wright♦
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:51
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Andrey: Done, clearly I hope.
  
  – Joseph Wright♦
  Mar 13 '11 at 13:02
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JosephWright Is it correct that your code 'taking a peek' will only show this information in the .log but not in the pdf? And the package has to be loaded by usepackage.... I get > ver@pgfplots.sty=macro: ->2016/08/10 v1.14 Data Visualization (1.14). <recently read> ver@pgfplots.sty
  
  – LukasCB
  May 9 '17 at 21:30
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

54

If you need to know this 'programmatically', then you can use the LaTeX kernel function @ifpackagelater to test by date:

@ifpackagelater{<package>}{2011/03/13}

  {%

    % Do something for the newer version

  }

  {%

    % Do something different for the older version

  }%

The information is stored inside a special macro, so if you just want to 'take a peek' you can use that. Taking pgfplots as an example

expandaftershowcsname ver@pgfplots.styendcsname

Notice here that this needs the full file name we are interested in, so works for any file that contains suitable information (i.e. form ProvidesPackage, ProvidesClass or ProvidesFile).

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 13 '11 at 13:02

answered Mar 13 '11 at 12:34

Joseph Wright♦Joseph Wright

206k23566895

• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  you can load the name into a macro by edeffoo{csname ver@pgfplots.styendcsname}
  
  – wasteofspace
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:48
  
  
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  1
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @anon: It's already in a macro, just one with an awkward name :-)
  
  – Joseph Wright♦
  Mar 13 '11 at 12:51
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @Andrey: Done, clearly I hope.
  
  – Joseph Wright♦
  Mar 13 '11 at 13:02
  

  
  
  
  


• 
  
  
  

  
  

  
  
  
  
  
  

  
  
  @JosephWright Is it correct that your code 'taking a peek' will only show this information in the .log but not in the pdf? And the package has to be loaded by usepackage.... I get > ver@pgfplots.sty=macro: ->2016/08/10 v1.14 Data Visualization (1.14). <recently read> ver@pgfplots.sty
  
  – LukasCB
  May 9 '17 at 21:30
  
  
  

  
  
  
  

add a comment | 

If you need to know this 'programmatically', then you can use the LaTeX kernel function @ifpackagelater to test by date:

@ifpackagelater{<package>}{2011/03/13}

  {%

    % Do something for the newer version

  }

  {%

    % Do something different for the older version

  }%

The information is stored inside a special macro, so if you just want to 'take a peek' you can use that. Taking pgfplots as an example

expandaftershowcsname ver@pgfplots.styendcsname

Notice here that this needs the full file name we are interested in, so works for any file that contains suitable information (i.e. form ProvidesPackage, ProvidesClass or ProvidesFile).

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 13 '11 at 13:02

answered Mar 13 '11 at 12:34

Joseph Wright♦Joseph Wright

206k23566895

@ifpackagelater{<package>}{2011/03/13}

  {%

    % Do something for the newer version

  }

  {%

    % Do something different for the older version

  }%

expandaftershowcsname ver@pgfplots.styendcsname

share|improve this answer

edited Mar 13 '11 at 13:02

answered Mar 13 '11 at 12:34

Joseph Wright♦Joseph Wright

206k23566895

answered Mar 13 '11 at 12:34

Joseph Wright♦Joseph Wright

206k23566895

answered Mar 13 '11 at 12:34

Joseph Wright♦Joseph Wright

206k23566895

1

To find a package version, you can just open the package source file on your file system and look the version directly by yourself with some text editor as Sublime Text.

Here are the paths and references for the latex paths on Linux and Windows for the biblatex package:

1. 
   

   Miktex (Windows) D:ProgramsMikyexlatextexmfsinstalltexlatexbiblatex-abntbbxabnt.bbx

   
   
   
   
   
   • How can I manually install a package on MiKTeX (Windows)
   
   
   • On the file abnt.bbx, you will find this at his top, , where the version is: v3.1
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ...
   
   ProvidesFile{abnt.bbx}%
   
   [2017/07/28space v3.1space ABNT BibLaTeX citation style]%
   
   ...
   
   

   
   


2. 
   

   TeX Live (Linux) /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex-abnt/abnt.bbx

   
   
   
   
   
   • https://askubuntu.com/questions/296681/latex-filepaths-in-ubuntu
   
   
   • On the file abnt.bbx, you will find this at his top, where the version is: v3.2
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ...
   
   ProvidesFile{abnt.bbx}%
   
   [2017/11/09space v3.2space ABNT BibLaTeX citation style]%
   
   ...
   
   

   
   

share|improve this answer

edited 18 mins ago

Marijn

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answered 27 mins ago

useruser

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1

To find a package version, you can just open the package source file on your file system and look the version directly by yourself with some text editor as Sublime Text.

Here are the paths and references for the latex paths on Linux and Windows for the biblatex package:

1. 
   

   Miktex (Windows) D:ProgramsMikyexlatextexmfsinstalltexlatexbiblatex-abntbbxabnt.bbx

   
   
   
   
   
   • How can I manually install a package on MiKTeX (Windows)
   
   
   • On the file abnt.bbx, you will find this at his top, , where the version is: v3.1
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ...
   
   ProvidesFile{abnt.bbx}%
   
   [2017/07/28space v3.1space ABNT BibLaTeX citation style]%
   
   ...
   
   

   
   


2. 
   

   TeX Live (Linux) /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex-abnt/abnt.bbx

   
   
   
   
   
   • https://askubuntu.com/questions/296681/latex-filepaths-in-ubuntu
   
   
   • On the file abnt.bbx, you will find this at his top, where the version is: v3.2
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ...
   
   ProvidesFile{abnt.bbx}%
   
   [2017/11/09space v3.2space ABNT BibLaTeX citation style]%
   
   ...
   
   

   
   

share|improve this answer

edited 18 mins ago

Marijn

8,839639

answered 27 mins ago

useruser

1,31821131

add a comment | 

To find a package version, you can just open the package source file on your file system and look the version directly by yourself with some text editor as Sublime Text.

Here are the paths and references for the latex paths on Linux and Windows for the biblatex package:

1. 
   

   Miktex (Windows) D:ProgramsMikyexlatextexmfsinstalltexlatexbiblatex-abntbbxabnt.bbx

   
   
   
   
   
   • How can I manually install a package on MiKTeX (Windows)
   
   
   • On the file abnt.bbx, you will find this at his top, , where the version is: v3.1
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ...
   
   ProvidesFile{abnt.bbx}%
   
   [2017/07/28space v3.1space ABNT BibLaTeX citation style]%
   
   ...
   
   

   
   


2. 
   

   TeX Live (Linux) /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/biblatex-abnt/abnt.bbx

   
   
   
   
   
   • https://askubuntu.com/questions/296681/latex-filepaths-in-ubuntu
   
   
   • On the file abnt.bbx, you will find this at his top, where the version is: v3.2
     
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   ...
   
   ProvidesFile{abnt.bbx}%
   
   [2017/11/09space v3.2space ABNT BibLaTeX citation style]%
   
   ...
   
   

   
   

share|improve this answer

edited 18 mins ago

Marijn

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answered 27 mins ago

useruser

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edited 18 mins ago

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edited 18 mins ago

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edited 18 mins ago

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answered 27 mins ago

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