diff --git a/src/apps/bin/Jamfile b/src/apps/bin/Jamfile
index 007bfb9b7a..dcec867ea9 100644
--- a/src/apps/bin/Jamfile
+++ b/src/apps/bin/Jamfile
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ StdBinCommands
 		isvolume.cpp
 		lsindex.cpp
 		yes.cpp
+		version.cpp
 	: be ;
 
 StdBinCommands
@@ -48,4 +49,4 @@ SubInclude OBOS_TOP src apps bin ping ;
 SubInclude OBOS_TOP src apps bin route ;
 SubInclude OBOS_TOP src apps bin traceroute ;
 SubInclude OBOS_TOP src apps bin unzip ;
-SubInclude OBOS_TOP src apps bin zip ;
\ No newline at end of file
+SubInclude OBOS_TOP src apps bin zip ;
diff --git a/src/apps/bin/version.cpp b/src/apps/bin/version.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a704dc1093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/apps/bin/version.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,193 @@
+// Author: Ryan Fleet
+// Created: 9th October 2002
+// Modified: 10th October 2002
+
+#include <cstdio>
+#include <cstring>
+#include <AppFileInfo.h>
+
+
+void help(void)
+{
+	printf("usage: version [OPTION] FILENAME [FILENAME2, ...]\n");
+	printf("Returns the version of a file.\n\n");
+	printf("        -h, --help              this usage message\n");
+	printf("        -l, --long              print long version information of FILENAME\n");
+	printf("        -n, --numerical         print in numerical mode\n");
+	printf("                                (Major miDdle miNor Variety Internal)\n");
+	printf("        -s, --system            print system version instead of app version\n");
+	printf("        --version               print version information for this command\n");
+}
+
+
+void getversion(const char *filename, version_kind kind, bool bLongFlag, bool bNumericalFlag)
+{
+	BFile file(filename, O_RDONLY);
+	if(file.InitCheck() != B_OK)
+	{
+		printf("Couldn't get file info!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	BAppFileInfo info(&file);
+	if(info.InitCheck() != B_OK)
+	{
+		printf("Couldn't get file info!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+		
+	version_info version;
+	if(info.GetVersionInfo(&version, kind) != B_OK)
+	{
+		printf("Version unknown!\n");
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	if(true == bLongFlag)
+	{
+		printf("%s\n", version.long_info);
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	if(true == bNumericalFlag)
+	{
+		printf("%lu ", version.major);
+		printf("%lu ", version.middle);
+		printf("%lu ", version.minor);
+		switch(version.variety)
+		{
+		case 0: printf("d "); break;
+		case 1: printf("a "); break;
+		case 2: printf("b "); break;
+		case 3: printf("g "); break;
+		case 4: printf("gm "); break;
+		case 5: printf("f "); break;	
+		};
+		printf("%lu\n", version.internal);
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	printf("%s\n", version.short_info);
+}
+
+
+/* 
+	strLessEqual(string1, string2)
+	determines whether string1 contains at least one or more of the characters
+	of string2 but none of which string2 doesn't contain. 
+	
+	true == ("hel" == "help"); true == ("help" == "help"); true == ("h" == "help");
+	false == ("held" == "help"); false == ("helped" == "help"); 
+*/
+bool strLessEqual(const char *str1, const char *str2)
+{
+	char *ptr1 = const_cast<char*>(str1);
+	char *ptr2 = const_cast<char*>(str2);
+	
+	while(*ptr1 != '\0')
+	{	
+		if(*ptr1 != *ptr2)
+			return false;
+		++ptr1;
+		++ptr2;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+	version_kind kind = B_APP_VERSION_KIND;
+	bool bLongFlag = false;
+	bool bNumericalFlag = false;
+	int i;
+	
+	if(argc < 2)
+		return 0;
+	
+	for(i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
+	{
+		if(strncmp(argv[i], "-", 1) == 0)
+		{
+			char *ptr = argv[i];
+			++ptr;
+			
+			if(*ptr == '-')
+			{
+				bool lequal = false;
+				++ptr;
+				
+				if(*ptr == 'h')
+				{
+					lequal = strLessEqual(ptr, "help");
+					if(lequal == true)
+					{
+						help();
+						return 0;
+					}
+				}
+				
+				else if(*ptr == 'l')
+				{
+					lequal = strLessEqual(ptr, "long");
+					if(lequal == true)
+						bLongFlag = true;
+				}
+				
+				else if(*ptr == 'n')
+				{
+					lequal = strLessEqual(ptr, "numerical");
+					if(lequal == true)
+						bNumericalFlag = true;
+				}
+				
+				else if(*ptr == 's')
+				{
+					lequal = strLessEqual(ptr, "system");
+					if(lequal == true)
+						kind = B_SYSTEM_VERSION_KIND;
+				}
+				
+				else if(*ptr == 'v')
+				{
+					lequal = strLessEqual(ptr, "version");
+					if(lequal == true)
+					{
+						getversion(argv[0], B_APP_VERSION_KIND, false, false);
+						return 0;
+					}
+				}
+				
+				if(lequal == false)
+					printf("%s unrecognized option `%s'\n", argv[0], argv[i]);
+			} 
+			
+			else while(*ptr != '\0')
+			{
+				if(*ptr == 'h')
+				{
+					help();
+					return 0;
+				}
+				else if(*ptr == 's')
+					kind = B_SYSTEM_VERSION_KIND;
+				else if(*ptr == 'l')
+					bLongFlag = true;
+				else if(*ptr == 'n')
+					bNumericalFlag = true;
+				else
+					printf("%s: invalid option -- %c\n", argv[0], *ptr);
+							
+				++ptr;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+		
+	for(i = 1; i < argc; ++i)
+	{
+		if(strncmp(argv[i], "-", 1) != 0)
+			getversion(argv[i], kind, bLongFlag, bNumericalFlag);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}