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+git-version(1)
+==============
+
+NAME
+----
+git-version - Display version information about Git
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'git version' [--build-options]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+With no options given, the version of 'git' is printed on the standard output.
+
+Note that `git --version` is identical to `git version` because the
+former is internally converted into the latter.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+--build-options::
+ Include additional information about how git was built for diagnostic
+ purposes.
+
+GIT
+---
+Part of the linkgit:git[1] suite
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-------
--version::
Prints the Git suite version that the 'git' program came from.
++
+This option is internaly converted to `git version ...` and accepts
+the same options as the linkgit:git-version[1] command. If `--help` is
+also given, it takes precedence over `--version`.
--help::
Prints the synopsis and a list of the most commonly used