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+#!/bin/bash
+
+URL="https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/x265/"
+
+# Get version number from FTP server
+VERSION=$(curl -s -L "$URL" | grep -o 'x265_.*.tar.gz' | grep -o -E '[0-9]{1,}\.[0-9]{1,}(\.[0-9]{1,})?' | sort -V | tail -n1)
+
+echo "$VERSION"