stella version

Prints the version of your installed stella binary, then exits.

Synopsis

stella version

Two other flags also print the version, but they don't print the same thing:

stella -V         # one line, just the version number
stella --version  # three lines, with the build's target and profile

Output

The version subcommand prints a line starting with v:

stella v0.9.86

stella -V prints the short form: the binary name, a space, then the version number with no v in front:

stella 0.9.86

stella --version prints the long form: the same first line, then the target platform and the build profile the binary was built with.

stella 0.9.86
target:  aarch64-apple-darwin
profile: release

The number you see matches the release you installed. A binary built in dev mode (using scripts/dev.sh) adds a git-sha tag at the end, for example stella v0.9.86-dev.abc1234. A released binary just shows the plain version number.

Use this command to confirm an install or upgrade, or to save the version in a CI log. It needs no provider or API key.

Examples

Confirm what you just installed:

stella version

Capture just the version number for a CI log or a build label. Use -V, not --version: the long form's extra lines would also get piped through cut, giving you the version, then a blank line, then the profile.

stella -V | cut -d' ' -f2

Or take just the first line from either flag:

stella --version | head -1 | cut -d' ' -f2

Check that stella is installed and on your PATH before a script depends on it:

stella version >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo "stella is not installed"; exit 1; }