--- branches/mage-next/src/common.functions.sh.in	2014/03/04 15:23:57	2611
+++ branches/mage-next/src/common.functions.sh.in	2014/03/04 15:24:40	2612
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@
 	[ ${PIPESTATUS[$1]} -ne 0 ] && die "$2"
 }
 
+showversion()
+{
+	local version="$(< @@MAGELIBDIR@@/version)"
+
+	echo -en "Magellan Package Manager v${version} "
+	echo -e  "-- Niels Rogalla (niro@magellan-linux.de)"
+}
+
 xtitle()
 {
 	if [[ ${TERM} = xterm ]]