---
id: nbgv
title: Nerdbank.GitVersioning
sidebar_label: Nbgv
---

## What

Display the [Nerdbank.GitVersioning][nbgv] version.

:::warning
The Nerdbank.GitVersioning CLI can be a bit slow causing the prompt to feel slow.
:::

## Sample Configuration

```json
{
  "type": "nbgv",
  "style": "powerline",
  "powerline_symbol": "\uE0B0",
  "foreground": "#ffffff",
  "background": "#3a579a",
  "properties": {
    "prefix": " \uF1D2 "
  }
}
```

## Properties

- template: `string` - A go [text/template][go-text-template] template extended with [sprig][sprig] utilizing the
properties below - defaults to `{{ .Version }}`

## Template Properties

- `.Version`: `string` - the current version
- `.AssemblyVersion`: `string` - the current assembly version
- `.AssemblyInformationalVersion`: `string` - the current assembly informational version
- `.NuGetPackageVersion`: `string` - the current nuget package version
- `.ChocolateyPackageVersion`: `string` - the current chocolatey package version
- `.NpmPackageVersion`: `string` - the current npm package version
- `.SimpleVersion`: `string` - the current simple version

[nbgv]: https://github.com/dotnet/Nerdbank.GitVersioning
[go-text-template]: https://golang.org/pkg/text/template/
[sprig]: https://masterminds.github.io/sprig/
