anyversion

You don't need try hard to get version number anymore.

What's anyversion?

The hardest problem in this galaxy is "How to get the version of the installed command".

There are four popular ways to show a version.

ffmpeg -version
node --version
python -V
rustc version

anyversion makes these into single syntax.

anyversion ffmpeg
anyversion node
anyversion python
anyversion rustc

That's all.

Install

Install rust toolchain with rustup from below URL.

https://rustup.rs/

Next, use cargo install (which is installed by rustup) to install anyversion.

cargo install anyversion

Update

Run cargo install anyversion again.

Usage

# Syntax
anyversion <command_name>

# For example
anyversion bash
anyversion git
anyversion rustc
anyversion node
anyversion make
anyversion anyversion

FAQ

Do you have a plan to support <command_what_you_love>?

I'll try to support more commands. But it's open source software. You can contribute it. I think that writing code is more exciting than just waiting.

Why do you use a whitelist? It's better to try to execute every args pattern.

It's safer. Some commands run unexpected process with invalid args. For example, blahblah version may make a project with version directory. bazbaz -v may start a REPL with verbose mode.