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+layout: default
+title: Installing git (OSX)
+description: How to install git on OSX
+categories: mac
+main_category: setup
+---
+
+There are a number of methods to install git on OSX.  This guide details the most common methods, in order of ease of install.
+
+After you have completed installation you will need to [generate an SSH keypair](/mac-key-setup) and [set your local git config](/git-email-settings).
+
+Pre-compiled Installer
+----------------------
+
+Download and run [git-osx-installer](http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/)
+
+Homebrew
+--------
+
+1.  Install "Homebrew":http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew if you haven't already done so.
+2.  Install Git *(You may want to include Subversion support if you want to import SVN repositories. Snow Leopard already contains a copy of SVN)*
+
+    $ brew install git
+    ==> Downloading http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-1.6.5.7.tar.bz2
+    ######################################################################## 100.0%
+    ==> ./configure --prefix=/usr/local/Cellar/git/1.6.5.7
+    ==> make install
+    ==> Downloading http://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-manpages-1.6.5.7.tar.bz2
+    ######################################################################## 100.0%
+    /usr/local/Cellar/git/1.6.5.7: 383 files, 16M, built in 74 seconds
+
+Compiling git manually
+----------------------
+
+See [this guide](http://gist.github.com/423308).