There is a MAC OS Git installer that is maintained and made available for download on the Git website, at.

If you need or want a more up-to-date version, then you can install Git on MAC OS via a binary installer. If it is installed, then the above command should output the current version installed. If it isn’t installed you will be prompted to install. If your MAC OS is good to go simply run git from the Terminal the very first time. If you are running on OS older than that I would recommend you look into upgrading that first. This will work on Mavericks (10.9) or above, so it should cover you.

The easiest way to do it would probably be to install the Xcode Command Line Tools. There are a couple of ways to install Git on MAC OS. Any version after 2.0 should work just fine. Git is very good at preserving backward compatibility. They may act a little differently but should work.

All of the commands below should work, even on the older versions of Git.

Even if you already have Git installed it is a good idea to update to the latest version.

In this article, I will show you how to install Git on a MAC OS, as well as how to install Git on LINUX.Ī couple of things you will want to make note of while interacting with Git. The option you choose will depend on the system you are running. There are a couple different ways you can install Git and make it available for use. You can’t use Git until you make it available on your computer.

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