#!/bin/bash echo "$@"|grep -- "--version" &>/dev/null is_dash_version=$? echo "$@"|grep "version" &>/dev/null is_version=$? if [ $is_dash_version -eq "0" ]; then echo "1.0" elif [ $is_version -eq "0" ]; then echo "Version: 1.1" else echo "Version: 1.2" fi