Detect windows os version in shell script

Question

Hi Is there a way to determine windows os version in shell script ?

My requirement is

if OS_Version >= win_vista run cmd1 else run cmd2

Java42 · Accepted Answer · 2012-03-13 04:37:18Z

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The command to get the version is ver. Parse the version.txt file then do your compare.

C:\>ver >version.txt
C:\>type version.txt
Microsoft Windows [Version 6.1.7601]

answered Mar 13, 2012 at 4:37

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I want it in shell script...not in DOS