Getting a tool version from asdf (improved)

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$ asdf current nodejs 2>&1 | awk '{print $2}'
22.11.0
Example: Print a version of Node.js managed by asdf.

It’s an improved version of the previously mentioned solution.

Kudos to André Wendt who showed me how to replace sed and cut with awk.

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$ asdf current nodejs 2>&1 | sed -e "s/ \{2,\}/ /g" | cut -d" " -f2
20.17.0
Example: Print a version of Node.js managed by asdf.