---
name: "borg-version"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "borg"
version: "1.4.5-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/borg-version"
---

# borg-version(1)

Display the borg client / borg server version

## Name

borg-version - Display the borg client / borg server version

## SYNOPSIS

borg \[common options\] version \[options\] \[REPOSITORY\]

## DESCRIPTION

This command displays the Borg client version / Borg server version.

If a local repository is given, the client code directly accesses the repository, thus we show the client version also as the server version.

If a remote repository is given (e.g., ssh:), the remote Borg is queried and its version is displayed as the server version.

Examples:

```
# 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
```

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**).

There is also **borg --version** to display a potentially more precise client version.

## OPTIONS

See *[borg-common(1)](/borg-common/1.md)* for common options of Borg commands.

### arguments

- **REPOSITORY**

  repository (used to determine client/server situation)

## SEE ALSO

*[borg-common(1)](/borg-common/1.md)*

## Author

The Borg Collective