R: Query the package version in DESCRIPTION

desc_get_version {desc} | R Documentation

## Query the package version in DESCRIPTION

### Description

If the file has no `Version` field, or it is an invalid version string, then it throws an error.

### Usage

    desc_get_version(file = ".")

### Arguments

`file` | DESCRIPTION file to use. By default the DESCRIPTION file of the current package (i.e. the package the working directory is part of) is used.

### Value

A `package_version` object.

### See Also

Other version numbers: `desc_bump_version`, `desc_set_version`

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