Updating Git on Mac
When working on Git, you should stay updated with the latest version to get its latest features. This article will discuss how to install and update the latest version of Homebrew and Git on your personal computer.
Homebrew on Mac
Homebrew is a package manager for Mac that enables users to install countless programs very efficiently with the latest features.
Installing Homebrew on Mac
First, we need to check if homebrew is installed on our PC or device, if we don’t have homebrew on our PC then we can install it.
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Updating Homebrew on Mac
If we don't have the latest homebrew version, we can run the following command on our PC or server to get the latest version.
$ brew update
Post-Homebrew Update Git on Mac
Now when homebrew is installed or updated on your PC, it is time to update Git on your PC. There are two ways to update Git on Mac which are discussed below.
Basic Methods
The easiest one is to do it with the help of the official installer. Go to the Git official website, download the installation file from it first, then run the installation process, and then the wizard for updating the latest version of Git will appear.
This method is basic and provides a step-by-step guide to complete the process efficiently.
Install Git on Mac via Homebrew
We can easily install Git through homebrew by following the steps below.
Order:
$ brew install git
Updating Git on Mac via Homebrew
After the installation is complete, we can view the installed Git version.
Order:
$ git --version
If it is not the version we need, we can update it through homebrew.
Order:
$ brew upgrade git
To confirm the updated version, run the following command again.
Order:
$ git --version
Assume that the output generated by this command is written to (Apple Git-101). In this case, Apple's default version is still present on our personal computer, not the official version, which always comes with the base installation.
To fix this, we change our local path to the Homebrew version of Git.
Order:
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH
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