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diff --git a/contrib/get_version.sh b/contrib/get_version.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+# This file is in the public domain.
+# Gets the version number from VCS, or from the contents of the file $1
+version=
+if test -f "$1"
+then
+  version=$(cat $1)
+fi
+if test "x$version" = "x" -a -d "./.git"
+then
+    version=$(git log -1 | grep 'commit [a-f0-9]\+' | sed -e 's/commit //')
+    if test ! "x$version" = "x"
+    then
+      version="git-$version"
+    fi
+fi
+if test "x$version" = "x"
+then
+  version="unknown"
+fi
+echo $version