| # string_decoder |
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| ***Node-core v7.0.0 string_decoder for userland*** |
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| [](https://nodei.co/npm/string_decoder/) |
| [](https://nodei.co/npm/string_decoder/) |
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| ```bash |
| npm install --save string_decoder |
| ``` |
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| ***Node-core string_decoderstring_decoder for userland*** |
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| This package is a mirror of the string_decoder implementation in Node-core. |
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| Full documentation may be found on the [Node.js website](https://nodejs.org/dist/v7.8.0/docs/api/). |
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| As of version 1.0.0 **string_decoder** uses semantic versioning. |
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| ## Previous versions |
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| Previous version numbers match the versions found in Node core, e.g. 0.10.24 matches Node 0.10.24, likewise 0.11.10 matches Node 0.11.10. |
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| ## Update |
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| The *build/* directory contains a build script that will scrape the source from the [nodejs/node](https://github.com/nodejs/node) repo given a specific Node version. |