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popular version control and how it gets used on OS X and iOS

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Why am I getting an “invalid active developer path” when attempting to use Git after upgrading to macOS Ventura?

After upgrading to macOS Ventura, I tried to run git from Terminal but it kept giving me the following error: xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at:…
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git auto-complete for *branches* at the command line?

On my Linux machine I have autocomplete for branches with Git. [Note we are talking about git branch completion, not bash completion (e.g. commands, files, etc). Thus NOT Lane's answer at all] For example I can type git checkout+TAB and get a list…
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How to use the Homebrew installed git on Mac?

I have installed the newest version of git (1.8.3) using homebrew but when I type git --version in my terminal, it prints: git version 1.7.10.2 (Apple Git-33) What should I do to replace the old version of git with the new one?
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.git-completion.bash producing error on macOS Sierra 10.12.6

I've followed the process for git-completion as per the description provided at https://medium.com/@farooqyousuf/autocomplete-git-commands-and-branch-names-in-terminal-on-mac-os-x-4e0beac0388a: The first step is to execute this command in your…
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My Automator Workflow fails because it fails to find the git command within the 'Run Shell Script' command? Need help

I have an Automator workflow and one of the actions is to clone a repository. Here's the code for the 'Run Shell Script' action. The command is run within the Bash shell /bin/bash if that matters: SOURCEDIR="${3/\/Volumes/}" cd…
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How to uninstall Git from the command shell?

I currently have installed git --version git version 2.7.4 (Apple Git-66) At this path which git /usr/bin/git In a previous answer How to uninstall Git? it was suggested to run the uninstall.sh, but if I run cd /usr/bin/git I get -bash: cd:…
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Git Config Error in Xcode

When I opened xcode and tried to make a macosx app, this weird message came up. Is this a glitch or a virus, as Apple wouldn't say something like this. It does not look like a system message.
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Where did /usr/bin/git come from?

I have a small problem. At some point I used git but I don't remember if it was installed by default on Lion. Here is the version and path of git: $ git --version git version 1.7.5.4 $ which git /usr/bin/git I also have a newer git in…
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How do I escape the git commit window from OS X terminal?

I am just learning git and the terminal and I wanted to make a test commit but I cannot seem to be able to escape the text editor window to save the commit
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Git auto-completion not working on Mac OSX 10.11.5 El Capitan

I have tried the examples found here to get Git auto-completion working on El Capitan, however none of the examples work for me. I installed bash-completion with Homebrew (brew install bash-completion). This is my ~/.bash_profile currently (as you…
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error: There was a problem with the editor 'vi' when using it with git

I have this strange problem with using vi as the editor for git commit -a. Normal flow is: I type git commit -a, vi appears, I enter my commit message, and then :wq to save & exit from vi. This works fine. However, sometimes I make a typo and…
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git is broken: "Agreeing to the Xcode/iOS license requires admin privileges, please re-run as root via sudo"

My install of git seems to be broken, and it looks like somehow my Developer Tools are broken. When I try to run git, I get this error. This happens both with /usr/bin/git and /opt/local/bin/git (from MacPorts): cook47@rcmac (RC_bash_lib…
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Completion for git commands

I recently switched from using an Ubuntu box for the last 7 years to a Mac. I have read other posts like Switching from Ubuntu to OS X and I'm lost and What is the difference between iTerm2 and Terminal? Why don't iTerm2 and Terminal complete the…
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AMSupportURL* "is implemented in both"?

I get the below error message when I run git for the first time after a reboot: objc[728]: Class AMSupportURLConnectionDelegate is implemented in both ?? (0x1eff3a7a0) and ?? (0x1188402b8). One of the two will be used. Which one is…
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Installing git on OSX 10.8 without Xcode

I'd like to setup my dev environment on my girlfriend's iMac, but she's not cool with me wasting 3GB of space, which is what Xcode takes up. She also doesn't want to/can't upgrade past 10.8 because then Photoshop won't work, or some nonsense. How…
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