Apple Command Line Tools are part of the Xcode, the official integrated development environment (IDE) for macOS. The installation is a one-liner, so let’s just jump right into it.
Prerequisites
- macOS shell environment
Solution
Step 1. Open Terminal and run the following command:
xcode select --install
Step 2. Verify installation.
xcode-select -p
Output:
/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/
Conclusion
Although you could install the full Xcode package which requires 40GB of disk space, it’s not recommended unless you are developing apps for an Apple device. Feel free to leave a comment below and if you find this tutorial useful, follow our official channel on Telegram.