macOS install

Learn to install Git on macOS with Homebrew.

Installing Git on macOS

One way to install Git on macOS is by using Homebrew. Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that lets you install software through the terminal. First, Homebrew must be installed on your computer.

brew --version

Installing Git with Homebrew

Once Homebrew is ready, open the Terminal application and run the Git installation command. The brew install git command downloads and installs the Git package. When the process is complete, you can use Git commands in the terminal.

brew install git

Exercise Prepare Homebrew Installation Commands

Assign the Homebrew Git installation command to the installCommand variable. Assign the command used to check the version after installation to the checkCommand variable. Print both commands.

Show example solution

const installCommand = "brew install git";
const checkCommand = "git --version";

console.log(installCommand);
console.log(checkCommand);

Test yourself

Which package manager is used to install Git on macOS?
- Device Manager
- Windows Installer
- Homebrew
- Git Bash
Show answer

Homebrew — Homebrew is a package manager used to install software from the terminal on macOS.

Select the Homebrew Package

const packageName = "____";
console.log(packageName);

Show answer

const packageName = "git";
console.log(packageName);

macOS Installation Tools

Homebrew

macOS package manager
Terminal

Command execution application
Xcode Command Line Tools

Developer tools package
brew install git

Git installation command

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