sw_vers

Print macOS operating system version information. More information: https://ss64.com/osx/sw_vers.html.

Print all available information (OS name, version number, and build):
sw_vers
Print only the version number of the operating system:
sw_vers -productVersion
Print only the build identifier:
sw_vers -buildVersion

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