How to find the Red Hat Enterprise Linux release information without a /etc/redhat-release file?

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Issue

  • The /etc/redhat-release file is deleted so how to find which RHEL release the system is running?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

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