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Install Xcode Command Line Tools

The Command Line Tools provided by Xcode provide a large amount of developer tools required to compile and develop applications.

Steps

  1. Open the Terminal application.

  2. Copy the command below and paste it into your terminal and press enter.

    Terminal window
    xcode-select --install

    Gif showing Spotlight Search to open Terminal and pasting Xcode install command

    Note: After running the command above, if you get something like this:

    A Terminal window showing message that 'Command Line Tools' are already installed

    That means you’ve already installed Xcode, and are ready to move to the next step!