Using git on mac mac os x#

Using git on mac mac os x#

To install Git on your Mac OS X system, depending on the options you'd like to have installed. Sudo port install git-core +svn +doc +bash_completion +gitweb To install Git on OS X using MacPorts, just run the MacPorts 'port' command like this: I believe it's how I install Git on my MacBook Pro, which is running Mac OS X 10.5. If you already have MacPorts installed on your system, and are comfortable using it, this is also a pretty easy option. 2) Install Git on Mac OS X with MacPortsĪ second way to install Git is by using MacPorts. After running this script you also need to log out, and log back in again for the changes to take effect. I have to say, I don't know how necessary this is, but I know that I wouldn't remember to come back and do this later, so I did it now. The shell script they provide had spaces in the filename, so I renamed it, opened a Terminal window, viewed the script source, and then ran it. The README file that comes with the installer said that you can optionally run a shell script to get Git to work with GUI tools, and I did that as well. The installer crashed the first time I tried to run it, but then I tried a second time, and it worked fine. I just used this Git installer to install Git on my iMac, which is running Mac OS X 10.6. As of this writing (June 14, 2010), this GUI installer is very up to date, with a recent release on May 7, 2010. The simplest way to install Git on Mac OS X is to use a project named ' Git OS X installer', which is hosted on Google Code. 1) Install Git on Mac OS X with the Git OS X installer

The first approach is to use a Mac GUI installer, and the second is to use the command-line MacPorts project to install Git on Mac OS X. There are at least two different ways to install Git on Mac OS X systems, and I've used both of these methods. Mac Git installation FAQ: How do I install Git on Mac OS X? Contact me at (al) at valleyprogramming (dot) com for details. Want to work together? Your business can now hire me (Alvin Alexander) for small Scala and Flutter side projects.