1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm
index fd7a0382..2729b38f 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/Git.pm
@@ -52,6 +52,11 @@ my %ESC_GIT = map { $GIT_ESC{$_} => $_ } keys %GIT_ESC;
  my $EXE_ST = ''; # pack('dd', st_ctime, st_size);
  my ($GIT_EXE, $GIT_VER);
  
+sub version {
+        check_git_exe();
+        $GIT_VER;
+}
+
  sub check_git_exe () {
          $GIT_EXE = which('git') // die "git not found in $ENV{PATH}";
          my @st = stat($GIT_EXE) or die "stat: $!";