1 files changed, 16 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/client.rs b/src/client.rs
index fb25009..97b4c61 100644
--- a/src/client.rs
+++ b/src/client.rs
@@ -39,6 +39,22 @@ impl ObnamClient {
         })
     }
 
+    pub fn version() -> Result<String, ObnamClientError> {
+        let output = Command::new("obnam")
+            .arg("--version")
+            .output()
+            .map_err(ObnamClientError::Run)?;
+        if output.status.code() != Some(0) {
+            eprintln!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout));
+            eprintln!("{}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr));
+            std::process::exit(1);
+        }
+
+        let v = String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout);
+        let v = v.strip_suffix('\n').or(Some(&v)).unwrap().to_string();
+        Ok(v)
+    }
+
     pub fn run(&self, args: &[&str]) -> Result<String, ObnamClientError> {
         let output = Command::new("obnam")
             .arg("--config")