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.TH "BORG-VERSION" "1" "2025-10-31" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH NAME
borg-version \- Display the borg client / borg server version
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
borg [common options] version [options] [REPOSITORY]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
This command displays the Borg client version / Borg server version.
.sp
If a local repository is given, the client code directly accesses the repository,
thus we show the client version also as the server version.
.sp
If a remote repository is given (e.g., ssh:), the remote Borg is queried and
its version is displayed as the server version.
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Examples:
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.EX
# local repo (client uses 1.4.0 alpha version)
$ borg version /mnt/backup
1.4.0a / 1.4.0a

# remote repo (client uses 1.4.0 alpha, server uses 1.2.7 release)
$ borg version ssh://borg@borgbackup:repo
1.4.0a / 1.2.7
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Due to the version tuple format used in Borg client/server negotiation, only
a simplified version is displayed (as provided by \fBborg.version.format_version\fP).
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There is also \fBborg \-\-version\fP to display a potentially more precise client version.
.SH OPTIONS
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See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
.SS arguments
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.B REPOSITORY
repository (used to determine client/server situation)
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.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
\fIborg\-common(1)\fP
.SH AUTHOR
The Borg Collective
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