Windows: Command line to read version info of an executable file?

Question

Does Windows have an executable that I can run in the command shell which returns the version number of an executable (.exe) file?

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Answer 1

This will give you only the file version:

wmic datafile where name='c:\\windows\\system32\\notepad.exe' get version

Result:

Version
6.1.7601.18917