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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.

h2. Pre-compiled Installer

Download and run "git-osx-installer":http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/

h2. Homebrew

# Install "Homebrew":http://github.com/mxcl/homebrew if you haven't already done so.
# Install Git _(You may want to include Subversion support if you want to import SVN repositories. Snow Leopard already contains a copy of SVN)_

<pre class="terminal">$ 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
</pre>

h2. MacPorts

# Install "MacPorts":http://macports.org/install.php if you haven't already done so.
# Make sure your ports are up to date.
# Install Git _(You may want to include Subversion support if you want to import SVN repositories)_

<pre class="terminal">$ sudo port selfupdate

MacPorts base version 1.600 installed
Downloaded MacPorts base version 1.600

The MacPorts installation is not outdated and so was not updated
selfupdate done!

$ sudo port install git-core +svn
--->  Installing curl 7.18.2_0
--->  Activating curl 7.18.2_0
--->  Installing openssh 5.0p1_0+darwin_9
--->  Activating openssh 5.0p1_0+darwin_9
--->  Installing p5-error 0.17012_0
--->  Activating p5-error 0.17012_0
--->  Installing popt 1.13_0
--->  Activating popt 1.13_0
--->  Installing rsync 3.0.2_0
--->  Activating rsync 3.0.2_0
--->  Installing git-core 1.5.5.3_0+doc
--->  Activating git-core 1.5.5.3_0+doc
</pre>

h2. Compiling git manually

See "compiling and installing git on mac os x":http://github.com/guides/compiling-and-installing-git-on-mac-os-x.