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

620
votes

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 anybody know what the command line would be? (i.e. not the REPL)

14
node.jscommand-line
The different answers suggest completely different questions. - hawkeye
Yes, the runtime question works for the Node command line, not the shell. Of course, "command line" could refer to either thing. - Austin Mullins
Check node --help. But, in short, you need 2 dashes for full-name options: node --version. A single dash starts a group of aliases, so -version combines -v, -e, -r, etc -- though only 3 of the 7 are recognized by Node. - Jonathan Lonowski
@JonathanLonowski: Good to know about node --help (node -h works too). However, node does not support grouping of options the way you describe; e.g., node -p -i works (syntactically - as of 0.12, no combination of short options makes sense semantically), but node -pi results in an unrecognized flag / bad option (0.12) error. - mklement0
This may help somebody! - Irfan

14 Answers

1099
votes

The command line for that is:

node -v

Or

node --version

Note:

If node -v doesn't work, but nodejs -v does, then something's not set up quite right on your system. See this other question for ways to fix it.

83
votes

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.

40
votes

Try nodejs instead of just node

$ nodejs -v
v0.10.25
15
votes

If you want to check in command prompt use node -v or node --version 

v6.9.5

If u have node.exe then in node you can give.

>process
process {
  title: 'node',
  version: 'v6.9.5',
  .......
14
votes

Repl Command to find the Nodejs Version

$node
>process.version
`v8.x`
13
votes

Node:

node --version or node -v

npm:

npm --version or npm -v

V8 engine version:

node -p process.versions.v8
10
votes

find the installed node version.

$ node --version

or 

 $ node -v

And if you want more information about installed node(i.e. node version,v8 version,platform,env variables info etc.)

then just do this.

$ node
> process
  process {
  title: 'node',
  version: 'v6.6.0',
  moduleLoadList: 
   [ 'Binding contextify',
     'Binding natives',
     'NativeModule events',
     'NativeModule util',
     'Binding uv',
     'NativeModule buffer',
     'Binding buffer',
     'Binding util',
     ...

where The process object is a global that provides information about, and control over, the current Node.js process.

8
votes

Just type npm version in your command line and it will display all the version details about node, npm, v8 engine etc.

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6
votes

By default node package is nodejs, so use 

$ nodejs -v

or

$ nodejs --version

You can make a link using

$ sudo ln -s /usr/bin/nodejs /usr/bin/node

then u can use 

$ node --version

or 

$ node -v
2
votes

One cool tip if you are using the Atom editor. 

$ apm -v
apm  1.12.5
npm  3.10.5
node 4.4.5
python 2.7.12
git 2.7.4

It will return you not only the node version but also few other things.

2
votes

You can simply do 

node --version

or short form would also do

node -v

If above commands does not work, you have done something wrong in installation, reinstall the node.js and try.

1
votes

On an Arm7 (armhf) device running Debian Stretch, I had to issue either of the following:

$ nodejs -v
$ nodejs -h

The following did not work:

$ node -v
$ node -h
$ apm -v

Hope this helps someone else.

1
votes

open node.js command prompt
run this command

node -v

0
votes

If you are windows user and using command line to check following versions then:

  1. Check node version

    node -v

  2. Check npm version

    npm -v