How to check the version of XCode using command line

How to check the version of XCode using command line

XCode version can be checked by using a simple command or we can check it in XCode itself.

Method 1: Check the version from XCode:

If you have installed XCode,

• Open XCode
• Click on XCode on top-left corner
• Click on About XCode.

That’s it. It will show you the version of XCode installed in your machine.

Method 2: Use command line:

We can also use xcodebuild command to check the build version of Xcode.

xcodebuild -version

It will show you the version and build version of XCode. The output will be as like below:

Xcode 12.5
Build version 12E262

xcodebuild is in usr/bin folder. If the above command is not working, you can also use:

/usr/bin/xcodebuild -version

It will give a similar result.