Terminal Command To Find What Version Of Git I Have Installed?

What is the terminal command to find the version of Git currently installed on my system?

Solution 1:

Yeah, simple - git --version (holds true for most applications)

If you get -bash: git: command not found when you run git --version it means git is not installed or it is not on PATH.

1. Make sure git is installed.

   • Git is usually installed at /usr/local/git/
   • Make sure there is a binary file where you installed git. If not, install git.

2. If git is installed, then it is mostly likely not on PATH

   • Find the path where you installed it and do something like this to add it to the path and set in your profile:

     echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.profile

   • Then make sure you restart terminal before trying to run any git commands