getmacaddress
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Get the mac address of the current machine you are on
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Get the mac address of the current machine you are on
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<h2>Install</h2>
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<li>Install: <code>npm install --save getmacaddress</code></li>
<li>Executable: <code>getmac-node</code></li>
<li>Module: <code>require('getmacaddress')</code></li></ul>
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<li>Install: <code>npm install --save getmacaddress</code></li>
<li>Module: <code>require('getmacaddress')</code></li>
<li>CDN URL: <code>//wzrd.in/bundle/getmacaddress@1.2.2</code></li></ul>
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<li>Install: <code>ender add getmacaddress</code></li>
<li>Module: <code>require('getmacaddress')</code></li></ul>
<h3><a href="https://github.com/bevry/editions" title="Editions are the best way to produce and consume packages you care about.">Editions</a></h3>
<p>This package is published with the following editions:</p>
<ul><li><code>getmacaddress/src/lib/getmacaddress.coffee</code> is Source + CoffeeScript + <a href="https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/modules.html" title="Node/CJS Modules">Require</a></li>
<li><code>getmacaddress</code> aliases <code>getmacaddress/es5/lib/getmacaddress.js</code></li>
<li><code>getmacaddress/es5/lib/getmacaddress.js</code> is CoffeeScript Compiled JavaScript + ES5 + <a href="https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v5.x/docs/api/modules.html" title="Node/CJS Modules">Require</a></li></ul>
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## Usage
### CLI
1. Install Globally: `install -g getmac`
2. Run with: `getmac-node`
### API
``` javascript
// Fetch the computer's mac address
require('getmac').getMac(function(err,macAddress){
if (err) throw err
console.log(macAddress)
})
// Validate that an address is a mac address
if ( require('getmac').isMac("e4:ce:8f:5b:a7:fc") ) {
console.log('valid mac')
}
else {
console.log('invalid mac')
}
```
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