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+## uses ./jq to show node specific info
+
+# pre-requisite
+
+install ./jq 
+
+download
+> https://stedolan.github.io/jq/
+
+or
+
+> `brew install jq`
+
+# API 
+
+### Show node project version
+
+While inside the root of a node project (containing a package.json file) type:
+
+`> pv`
+
+Displays the project version
+
+`v8.0.1`
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+# package-version.plugin.zsh
+# Shows the version of the package.json file in current directory
+package_version() {
+    if [[ -f ./package.json ]]
+    then
+        echo "v$(jq -r .version package.json)"
+    else
+        echo "no package.json file found"
+    fi
+}
+
+# shorts
+pv() {
+    package_version
+}
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