Get executable version

get the version of an executable.

Usage

exec_version(exec)

Arguments

exec

executable identifier, a single character. Use one of these values:

• chrome: 'Google Chrome' executable

• firefox: 'Mozilla Firefox' executable

• libreoffice: 'LibreOffice' executable

• node: 'node.js' executable

• npm: 'npm' executable

• air: 'air' R formatter and language server executable

• pandoc: 'Pandoc' document converter executable

• python: 'python' executable

• pip: 'pip' executable

• excel: 'Microsoft Excel' executable

• word: 'Microsoft Word' executable

• powerpoint: 'Microsoft PowerPoint' executable

Value

a numeric_version() with the version of the executable found.

Examples

if(exec_available("chrome"))
  message(exec_version("chrome"))
if(exec_available("node"))
  message(exec_version("node"))
#> 22.22.3
if(exec_available("air"))
  message(exec_version("air"))
if(exec_available("pandoc"))
  message(exec_version("pandoc"))
#> 3.8.3
if(exec_available("python"))
  message(exec_version("python"))
#> 3.12.3
if(exec_available("libreoffice"))
  message(exec_version("libreoffice"))
if(exec_available("word"))
  message(exec_version("word"))
if(exec_available("powerpoint"))
  message(exec_version("powerpoint"))
if(exec_available("firefox"))
  message(exec_version("firefox"))
#> 150.0.3