Editing Get chrome version from command line


Get [[Google chrome]] version from command line

== Get Google Chrome Version from Command Line ==

=== Windows ===
1. Check the Chrome Installation Paths. Common Chrome Installation Paths:
* C:\Program Files\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
* C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe
* %LOCALAPPDATA%\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe  (Usually expands to: C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe)
The following examples use "C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" as the installation path

2. Open Windows PowerShell

3. Enter one of the following commands<ref>[https://stackoverflow.com/questions/50880917/how-to-get-chrome-version-using-command-prompt-in-windows How to get chrome version using command prompt in windows - Stack Overflow]</ref>:

<pre>
```powershell
# Method 1
powershell -command "& {(Get-Item 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe').VersionInfo.FileVersion}"

# Method 2 (shorter)
(Get-Item 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe').VersionInfo.FileVersion
```
</pre>

4. Or using Command Prompt (cmd.exe):

<pre>
```batch
# Method 1: Get version from executable file
wmic datafile where "name='C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe'" get Version /value

# Method 2: Get version from registry
reg query "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon" /v version
```
</pre>

Example output of powershell:
<pre>
131.0.6778.265
</pre>

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| <pre>
Version=131.0.6778.265
</pre>
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{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed wikitable"
! colspan="2" | Example output of reg (click to show)
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| <pre>
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Google\Chrome\BLBeacon
    version    REG_SZ    131.0.6778.265
</pre>
|}

Both PowerShell and Command Prompt methods will return the same version information. Choose whichever method is more convenient for your needs.

=== macOS ===
# Open Terminal
# Enter the following command<ref>[https://superuser.com/questions/1144651/get-chrome-version-from-commandline-in-mac macos - Get chrome version from commandline in Mac - Super User]</ref>:

<pre>
```bash
/Applications/Google\ Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google\ Chrome --version
```
</pre>

Example output:
<pre>
```
Google Chrome 131.0.6778.265
```
</pre>

== Troubleshooting ==
=== Chrome --version Command Not Working as Expected ===
'''Issue''': Chrome --version Flag Launches Browser Instead of Displaying Version

```
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe" --version
Instead of showing the version information as expected, it simply launches the Chrome browser
```

'''Solution''':
Please use the PowerShell, WMIC, REG and other methods described in the above paragraph


== References ==
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