The defailt action for release is to show the current release. With other commands, we do this by having a -- sub command and listing it as default. Please add the --show command and note in the help that this is the default.
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Tested on: subscription-manager-1.0.4-1.git.3.1768f90.el5 [root@jmolet-vm0 ~]# diff <(subscription-manager release) <(subscription-manager release --show) [root@jmolet-vm0 ~]# #no output [root@jmolet-vm0 ~]# subscription-manager release Release not set subscription-manager release and release --show do the same thing now. marking VERIFIED.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated files, follow the link below. If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2013-0033.html