barbietunnie/tilde-vs-caret-differences.md

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Difference between tilde(~) and caret(^) in package.json

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Difference between tilde(~) and caret(^) in package.json

According the NPM and semver docs,

~version - "Approximately equivalent to version", see semver.

It does not increment the minor version

For example,

Pattern Range Outcome

~1.2.3 >=1.2.3 <1.(2+1).0 >=1.2.3 <1.3.0-0

~1.2 >=1.2.0 <1.(2+1).0 >=1.2.0 <1.3.0 (Same as 1.2.x)
^version - “Compatible with version”, see semver.

Allows for patch and minor updates for versions 1.0.0 and above, patch updates for versions 0.X >=0.1.0, and no updates for versions 0.0.X

Pattern Range

^1.2.x >=1.2.0 <2.0.0

^0.0.x >=0.0.0 <0.1.0

^0.0 >=0.0.0 <0.1.0

^1.2.3 >=1.2.3 <2.0.0-0

^0.2.3 >=0.2.3 <0.3.0-0

^0.0.3 >=0.0.3 <0.0.4-0

Pattern	Range	Outcome
~1.2.3	>=1.2.3 <1.(2+1).0	>=1.2.3 <1.3.0-0
~1.2	>=1.2.0 <1.(2+1).0	>=1.2.0 <1.3.0 (Same as 1.2.x)

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