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# bin-version [](https://travis-ci.com/sindresorhus/bin-version)
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> Get the version of a binary in [semver](https://github.com/npm/node-semver) format
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## Install
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```
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$ npm install bin-version
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```
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## Usage
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```
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$ curl --version
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curl 7.30.0 (x86_64-apple-darwin13.0)
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```
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```js
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const binVersion = require('bin-version');
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(async () => {
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console.log(await binVersion('curl'));
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//=> '7.30.0'
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})();
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```
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```
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$ openssl version
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OpenSSL 1.0.2d 9 Jul 2015
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```
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```js
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(async () => {
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console.log(await binVersion('openssl', {args: ['version']}));
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//=> '1.0.2'
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})();
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```
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## API
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### binVersion(binary, [options])
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Returns a `Promise<string>` with the version of the `binary`.
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#### binary
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Type: `string`
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The name of or path to the binary to get the version from.
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#### options
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Type: `object`
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##### args
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Type: `string[]`
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Default: `['--version']`
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The arguments to pass to `binary` so that it will print its version.
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## Related
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- [bin-version-cli](https://github.com/sindresorhus/bin-version-cli) - CLI for this module
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- [find-versions](https://github.com/sindresorhus/find-versions) - Find semver versions in a string
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## License
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MIT © [Sindre Sorhus](https://sindresorhus.com)
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