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.TH "borg-version" "1" "2026-08-29" "" "borg backup tool"
.SH Name
borg-version \- Displays the Borg client and server versions.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.sp
borg [common options] version [options]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.sp
This command displays the Borg client and server versions.
.sp
For current repositories the client code directly accesses the repository (also for
rest:// repositories), so the client version is shown as the server version, too.
.sp
If a legacy (borg 1.x / v1) repository is given via ssh: together with \-\-from\-borg1,
the remote Borg is queried, and its version is displayed as the server version.
.sp
Examples:
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.EX
# local repository
$ borg \-r /mnt/backup version
2.0.0 / 2.0.0

# legacy remote repository (client uses 2.0.0, server uses 1.4.5 release)
$ borg \-r ssh://borg@borgbackup/repo version \-\-from\-borg1
2.0.0 / 1.4.5
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.sp
Due to the version tuple format used in Borg client/server negotiation, only
a simplified version is displayed (as provided by borg.version.format_version).
.sp
You can also use \fBborg \-\-version\fP to display a potentially more precise client version.
.SH OPTIONS
.sp
See \fIborg\-common(1)\fP for common options of Borg commands.
.SS options
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.TP
.B  \-\-json
format output as JSON
.TP
.B  \-\-from\-borg1
repository is Borg 1.x
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.SH SEE ALSO
.sp
\fIborg\-common(1)\fP
.SH Author
The Borg Collective
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