---
name: "moz-version"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "mozilla-devscripts"
version: "0.54.2+nmu1"
release: "Debian 12 (Bookworm)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/moz-version"
---

# moz-version(1)

version format handling tool

## NAME

moz-version - version format handling tool

## SYNOPSIS

**moz-version** \[*options*\] *action*

## DESCRIPTION

**moz-version** is a tool for working with version string from the Mozilla suite. It can compare Mozilla versions, convert Mozilla version into Debian upstream version and the other way round.

## ACTIONS

- **-c**, **--compare** *version1 comparator version2*

  Compare version numbers, where *comparator* is a binary operator. **moz-version** returns success (zero result) if the specified condition is satisfied, and failure (non-zero result) otherwise. The comparator must be one of **lt le eq ne ge gt**.

- **-d**, **--to-deb** *version*

  Converts Mozilla *version* into a Debian upstream version. For a full Debian version you have to add a revision.

- **-m**, **--to-moz** *version*

  Converts Debian *version* into a Mozilla version. The Debian revision and the epoch will be stripped away.

## OPTIONS

- **-h**, **--help**

  Display a brief help message.

- **-s**, **--silent**

  Do not print anything and die silent on errors.

- **-v**, **--verbose**

  Print more information.

## AUTHOR

Benjamin Drung \<bdrung@debian.org\>