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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# load raspiblitz config data
+source /home/admin/raspiblitz.info
+source /mnt/hdd/raspiblitz.conf
+source /home/admin/_version.info
+
+clear
+
+# get latest release verison from GitHub
+sudo curl -s -X GET https://raw.githubusercontent.com/rootzoll/raspiblitz/master/home.admin/_version.info > /home/admin/.version.tmp
+gitHubVersionMain=$(cut -d"=" -f2 /home/admin/.version.tmp | cut -d'"' -f2 | cut -d"." -f1 | egrep "^[0-9]")
+gitHubVersionSub=$(cut -d"=" -f2 /home/admin/.version.tmp | cut -d'"' -f2 | cut -d"." -f1 | egrep "^[0-9]")
+sudo shred /home/admin/.version.tmp
+sudo rm /home/admin/.version.tmp 2>/dev/null
+
+# check valid version info
+if [ ${#gitHubVersionMain} -eq 0 ] || [ ${#gitHubVersionSub} -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "FAIL: Was not able to get latest release Version from GitHub."
+  echo "PRESS ENTER to continue."
+  read key
+  exit 1
+fi
+
+# get local version
+localVersionMain=$(cut -d"=" -f2 /home/admin/_version.info | cut -d'"' -f2 | cut -d"." -f1 | egrep "^[0-9]")
+localVersionSub=$(cut -d"=" -f2 /home/admin/_version.info | cut -d'"' -f2 | cut -d"." -f1 | egrep "^[0-9]")
+
+# compare versions
+newerVersionAvailable=0
+if [ ${gitHubVersionMain} -gt ${localVersionMain} ]; then
+  echo "Main version is higher ..."
+  newerVersionAvailable=1
+else
+  if [ ${gitHubVersionSub} -gt ${localVersionSub} ]; then
+  echo "Sub version is higher ..."
+  newerVersionAvailable=1
+  fi
+fi
+
+# give feedback on version number
+if [ ${newerVersionAvailable} -eq 0 ]; then
+  echo "You have the latest version running."
+else
+  echo "New Version available on the RaspiBlitz Repo."
+fi
+
+
+
+
+
+