Xcode Command Line Tools Download Mac

23-04-2021 admin

Look for the latest version of Command Line Tools and click to download the.dmg file. Downloading the.dmg file is much faster than waiting for the command-line-based download. Install the.dmg file by clicking on the package icon. Verify that you’ve successfully installed Xcode Command Line Tools: $ xcode-select -p /Library/Developer. To install the necessary Xcode tools using Xcode on the Mac: Start Xcode on the Mac. Choose Preferences from the Xcode menu. In the General panel, click Downloads. Apple's Command Line Developer Tools can be installed on recent OS versions by running this command in the Terminal: xcode-select -install. Older versions are found at the Apple Developer site, or they can be installed from within Xcode back to version 4. Users of Xcode 3 or earlier can install them by ensuring that the appropriate option(s.

Xcode is an IDE from Apple to create apps for iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV.You probably need some of its tools without install the entire package.Maybe you want to write a command-line software on macOS, or maybe you need to use Homebrew package manager.In that case, you only need the subset of it: Xcode command-line tools.

In this post, I documented three most frequently asked questions about the Xcode command-line tools.

How to Install Xcode Command Line Tools

macOS is bundled with xcode-select.By using this command, you can download and install the latest Xcode command-line tools.What you need is to enter the following command.

Here is an example session when I install Xcode command-line tools.

After you entered the previous command on Terminal, a pop-up window will appear for confirmation.Click Install to continue.If you need to rethink again, click Cancel.

A standard License Agreement will appear.If you want to, you can read them all.Click Agree to continue the installation process.

A pop-up window will appear informing you of the download progress.This time you do nothing.Wait until the download process finished.This can take a long time, it depends on your internet speed.

After the downloading finished, the final pop up window will appear.This is to inform you that the Xcode command-line tools were installed on your machine successfully.

How to Uninstall Xcode Command Line Tools

In the case in the future you don’t need it again and want to free some space, you can uninstall it.

Unfortunately, there is no xcode-select --uninstall command.So, you have to do it manually.Just type the following command to the terminal.

It’ll ask your password you used for login.Enter your password and wait until it’s finished.

How to Update Xcode Command Line Tools

As I mention earlier, you probably use Xcode command line tools just for the Homebrew package manager.So am I on the other machine.

One time when I do some check and update, I got the following message.

But when I open macOS Software Update, there is no available at all.

Then I try to re-install from the command-line but got the following error message instead.

Unfortunately, there is also no xcode-select --update command.That means we need to do two manual steps to update Xcode command-line tools: uninstall and install.

So here is the solution.First, uninstall Xcode installation by removing its folder.

Then re-install again from the beginning.

Follow the installation guideline and wait until it’s finished.Xcode command-line tools now updated to the latest version.