How to check your installed version of Git

In order to check your version of Git software installed on the Operating System just type git --version in your console.

How to check your git version: macOS/Linux

1. Open Terminal application,
2. Type: $ git --version,
3. You should see the installed git version details on the console:

   git version 2.6.1

How to check your git version: Windows

1. If you have installed a tool like Git Bash, open git Bash (or Git CMD - though deprecated)
2. Type git --version
3. You should be able to see your installed git version like:

   $ git --version
   git version 2.21.0.windows.1

⚠️ Note: Make sure you are not running the command on CMD or else you will see this below error!

C:\Users\c2c>git --version
'git' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.