# git-version(1) Manual Page

## NAME

git-version - Display version information about Git

## SYNOPSIS

    git version [--build-options]

## DESCRIPTION

With no options given, the version of git is printed on the standard output.

Note that `git` `--version` is identical to `git` `version` because the former is internally converted into the latter.

## OPTIONS

--build-options

  Include additional information about how git was built for diagnostic purposes.

## GIT

Part of the git(1) suite