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title: Semver
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Given a version number `MAJOR.MINOR.PATCH`:
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* `MAJOR` = incompatible API changes.
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* `MINOR` = add functionality. (backwards-compatible)
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* `PATCH` = bug fixes. (backwards-compatible)
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### Simple ranges
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1.2.3
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=1.2.3
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>1.2.3
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<1.2.3
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>=1.2.3
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Note that suffixed versions (`1.2.3-rc1`) are not matched.
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### Ranges
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~1.2.3 : is >=1.2.3 <1.3.0
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^1.2.3 : is >=1.2.3 <2.0.0
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^0.2.3 : is >=0.2.3 <0.3.0 (0.x.x is special)
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^0.0.1 : is =0.0.1 (0.0.x is special)
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^1.2 : is >=1.2.0 <2.0.0 (like ^1.2.0)
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~1.2 : is >=1.2.0 <1.3.0 (like ~1.2.0)
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^1 : is >=1.0.0 <2.0.0
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~1 : same
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1.x : same
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1.* : same
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1 : same
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* : any version
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x : same
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### Pre-releases
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1.2.3-prerelease+build
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### Explanation
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* `^` means "compatible with"
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* `~` means "reasonably close to"
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* `0.x.x` is for "initial development"
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* `1.x.x` means public API is defined
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### References
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* http://semver.org/
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* https://www.npmjs.org/doc/misc/semver.html
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