borg version

borg [common options] version [options]

options
	--json	format output as JSON
	--from-borg1	repository is Borg 1.x
Common options

Description

This command displays the Borg client and server versions.

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.

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.

Examples:

# 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

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).

You can also use borg --version to display a potentially more precise client version.