Question: Solution may be pretty easy but I am a newbie so forgive me. Even I could launch the `Node.js REPL` and play around (create objects ,make calculations),the simple command below: 

```
$ node --version

```

doesn't work.It says:

> 
> "Syntax Error: Unexpected Identifier" . 
> 
> 
> 

I am trying to write this to Node.js command prompt.I am using Windows 10.

Answer: 
You should run `node --version` from outside of the `node` REPL. If you want to get the version from within the REPL you can use:

```
$ node
> process.versions.node
'0.12.2'

```
Try `npm version` instead:

zag2art@home:~/$ npm version

```
{ npm: '2.10.1',
  http_parser: '2.3',
  modules: '14',
  node: '0.12.4',
  openssl: '1.0.1m',
  uv: '1.5.0',
  v8: '3.28.71.19',
  zlib: '1.2.8' }

```

Enter it in the console, bash for example...