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Shell - Get latest release from GitHub
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| get_latest_release() { | |
| curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/$1/releases/latest" | # Get latest release from GitHub api | |
| grep '"tag_name":' | # Get tag line | |
| sed -E 's/.*"([^"]+)".*/\1/' # Pluck JSON value | |
| } | |
| # Usage | |
| # $ get_latest_release "creationix/nvm" | |
| # v0.31.4 |
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One-liner using only curl + grep:
curl --silent "https://api.github.com/repos/${REPO}/releases/latest" | grep -Po "(?<=\"tag_name\": \").*(?=\")"