diff --git a/tools/dtc-version.sh b/tools/dtc-version.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+#
+# dtc-version dtc-command
+#
+# Prints the dtc version of `dtc-command' in a canonical 4-digit form
+# such as `0222' for binutils 2.22
+#
+
+dtc="$*"
+
+if [ ${#dtc} -eq 0 ]; then
+	echo "Error: No dtc command specified."
+	printf "Usage:\n\t$0 <dtc-command>\n"
+	exit 1
+fi
+
+MAJOR=$($dtc -v | head -1 | awk '{print $NF}' | cut -d . -f 1)
+MINOR=$($dtc -v | head -1 | awk '{print $NF}' | cut -d . -f 2)
+
+printf "%02d%02d\\n" $MAJOR $MINOR