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Extract version from package.json (NPM) using bash / shell
# Version key/value should be on his own line
PACKAGE_VERSION=$(cat package.json \
| grep version \
| head -1 \
| awk -F: '{ print $2 }' \
| sed 's/[",]//g')
echo $PACKAGE_VERSION
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