"Get Info" from the command line?

Install the Developer's Tools, then you can use:
/Developer/Tools/GetFileInfo

Not sure what you mean by "file versions" but here's a sample of what GetFileInfo shows:

-bash:~francine$ GetFileInfo /Users/francine/Desktop/TCMNov.webarchive
file: "/Users/francine/Desktop/TCMNov.webarchive"
type: ""
creator: ""
attributes: avbstclinmEd
created: 11/06/2006 12:03:08
modified: 11/06/2006 12:03:08

If this is what you want you can download just GetFileInfo and SetFile here:

http://homepage.mac.com/francines/.Public/setgetfile.zip

Unzip and put the commands wherever you want, then use by dragging into the Terminal or adding them to something in your PATH, or add the folder to your PATH.
Francine


Francine
Schwieder

Try this:

defaults read /path/to/application/version CFBundleVersion

You can also use CFBundleShortVersionString after the last space in the command if CFBundleVersion doesn't work. This method can only be used on packages; it will not work on applications and other files which do not use the package structure, which includes most of the files used by the Classic environment.

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Neil

You left an element out of the path: "/Contents/". The "CFBundleShortVersionString" gives a value that would mean more to the average user. Thus:
<pre>

$ defaults read /Applications/TextEdit.app/Contents/version CFBundleShortVersionString
1.4

</pre>