# string_decoder ***Node-core v7.0.0 string_decoder for userland*** [](https://nodei.co/npm/string_decoder/) [](https://nodei.co/npm/string_decoder/) ```bash npm install --save string_decoder ``` ***Node-core string_decoderstring_decoder for userland*** This package is a mirror of the string_decoder implementation in Node-core. Full documentation may be found on the [Node.js website](https://nodejs.org/dist/v7.8.0/docs/api/). As of version 1.0.0 **string_decoder** uses semantic versioning. ## Previous versions 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. ## Update 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.