semver

semver [options] version [version ...]

semver validates, compares, and manipulates semantic version strings following the semver.org specification. It provides version incrementing (bumping major, minor, patch, or prerelease components), range matching using NPM-style range syntax, and version sorting.Range matching tests whether versions satisfy constraints like >=1.0.0 <2.0.0, ^1.2.3, or ~1.2.3, using the same range syntax as npm's package.json version specifiers. Coercion converts non-standard version strings like "v1.2" into valid semver format (1.2.0). Multiple versions passed as arguments are printed in sorted order.

-i, --increment TYPE

Increment version by specified level. Default level is patch.

Print versions that match the specified range.

Coerce a string into a valid semver if possible.

Interpret versions and ranges loosely.

Always include prerelease versions in range matching.

Identifier for prerelease version increments.

Base number (0 or 1) for the prerelease identifier.

Coerce version strings right to left.

Coerce version strings left to right (default).

major - 1.2.3 -> 2.0.0minor - 1.2.3 -> 1.3.0patch - 1.2.3 -> 1.2.4premajor - 1.2.3 -> 2.0.0-0preminor - 1.2.3 -> 1.3.0-0prepatch - 1.2.3 -> 1.2.4-0prerelease - 1.2.3 -> 1.2.4-0

Node.js package. Strict mode may reject valid-looking versions. Range syntax can be complex.

semver is the Node.js implementation of semantic versioning. It's used by npm for package version resolution.

npm(1), node(1)