git

Popular
Formula Development v2.56.0

Distributed revision control system

When to use

Distributed revision control system. Use git when you want a widely used development command-line package that can be installed and updated through Homebrew. It is one of FastBrew's top packages by Homebrew installs, with about 1.5M installs over the last year.

About

Install git on macOS with Homebrew Formula using `brew install git`. git is a Development command-line package with version 2.56.0. The package is listed in homebrew/core.

Install 1 App in Terminal
$
brew install git
Source: homebrew/core Website Homebrew

Dependencies

Build Dependencies

Installation Notes

The Tcl/Tk GUIs (e.g. gitk, git-gui) are now in the `git-gui` formula.
Subversion interoperability (git-svn) is now in the `git-svn` formula.

Official Homebrew Stats

Install activity metrics for git.

-19.2% vs 90d avg
30 Days
66.5K total installs
2.2K installs / day avg
90 Days
246.9K total installs
2.7K installs / day avg
1 Year
1.5M total installs
4.0K installs / day avg

Frequently asked questions

How do I install git with Homebrew?

Run brew install git in Terminal to install git as a Homebrew formula on macOS.

What kind of package is git?

git is a Development Homebrew formula and FastBrew currently shows version 2.56.0.

What should I review before installing git?

Review the runtime dependencies (pcre2, gettext) and build dependencies (gettext, pkgconf) along with any caveats before installing.

Related Development Apps

View all

openssl@3

Popular

Cryptography and SSL/TLS Toolkit

ca-certificates

Popular

Mozilla CA certificate store

sqlite

Popular

Command-line interface for SQLite

node

Popular

Open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment

pcre2

Popular

Perl compatible regular expressions library with a new API

pkgconf

Popular

Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit