Xcode Command Line Tools

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Easy Way to Install Xcode Command Line Tools

Easy way to install Xcode Command Line Tools on a Mac, in a short video: what they are, why you don't need Xcode, and a free app that installs and checks them.



You might think you need Xcode, Apple's huge developer app, to write code on a Mac. This short video shows that for most coding you need only the Xcode Command Line Tools, a much smaller package, and the easy way to install them: a free app checks your Mac, installs the tools, then goes on to Homebrew and a better terminal. It ends with two commands that show the tools are working, xcode-select -p and git --version. You can also watch it on YouTube.