How to find Linux Distribution name using shell script?

regex linux bash shell operating-system

$ lsb_release -iDistributor ID: Fedora$ lsb_release -i | cut -f 2-Fedora

regex linux bash shell operating-system

You can get the info from lsb_release:

echo "$(lsb_release -is)"

i stands for distributor id.

s stands for short.

For ex. It shows Ubuntu instead of Distributor Id: Ubuntu

There are other options:

-r : release
-d : description
-c : codename
-a : all

You can get this information by running lsb_release --help or man lsb_release

regex linux bash shell operating-system

try this one:

awk '/^ID=/' /etc/*-release | awk -F'=' '{ print tolower($2) }'

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