# `@lerna/describe-ref`

> Parse [git describe][] output for lerna-related tags

## Usage

```js
const describe = require("@lerna/describe-ref");

(async () => {
  const { lastTagName, lastVersion, refCount, sha, isDirty } = await describe();
})();

// values listed here are their defaults
const options = {
  cwd: process.cwd(),
  // pass a glob to match tag name, e.g. "v*.*.*"
  match: undefined,
  // if true, omit --first-parent option
  includeMergedTags: false,
};

const { lastTagName, lastVersion, refCount, sha, isDirty } = describe.sync(options);

const result = describe.parse("v1.0.0-5-gdeadbeef");
// { lastTagName, lastVersion, refCount, sha, isDirty }
```

Install [lerna](https://www.npmjs.com/package/lerna) for access to the `lerna` CLI.

[git describe]: https://git-scm.com/docs/git-describe