Node.js version on the command line? (not the REPL)

Question

I want to get the version of Node.js on the command line. I\'m expecting to run a command like:

node -version

but that doesn\'t work. Does

Answer 1

If you're referring to the shell command line, either of the following will work:

node -v

node --version

Just typing node version will cause node.js to attempt loading a module named version, which doesn't exist unless you like working with confusing module names.