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.TH "GIT\-VERSION" "1" "2026\-06\-29" "Git 2\&.55\&.0" "Git Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
git-version \- Display version information about Git
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
\fIgit version\fR [\-\-build\-options]
.fi
.sp
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
With no options given, the version of \fIgit\fR is printed on the standard output\&.
.sp
Note that \fBgit\fR \fB\-\-version\fR is identical to \fBgit\fR \fBversion\fR because the former is internally converted into the latter\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-\-build\-options
.RS 4
Include additional information about how git was built for diagnostic purposes\&.
.sp
The libraries used to implement the SHA\-1 and SHA\-256 algorithms are displayed in the form
\fBSHA\-1:\fR
\fI<option>\fR
and
\fBSHA\-256:\fR
\fI<option>\fR\&. Note that the SHA\-1 options
\fBSHA1_APPLE\fR,
\fBSHA1_OPENSSL\fR, and
\fBSHA1_BLK\fR
do not use a collision detection algorithm and thus may be vulnerable to known SHA\-1 collision attacks\&. When a faster SHA\-1 implementation without collision detection is used for only non\-cryptographic purposes, the algorithm is displayed in the form
\fBnon\-collision\-detecting\-SHA\-1:\fR
\fI<option>\fR\&.
.RE
.SH "GIT"
.sp
Part of the \fBgit\fR(1) suite