# macOS Command Line Tools

DevFeed: [macOS Command Line Tools](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/macos-command-line-tools-37875.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://carlosbecker.com/posts/xcode-select/>)

Author: Carlos Alexandro Becker

Published: 2020-12-16T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Carlos Becker](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/carlos-becker.md>)

Topics: [Command-line interface](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cli.md>), [macOS](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/macos.md>), [Xcode](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/xcode.md>)

Tags: [command-line](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/command-line.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [install](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/install.md>), [macos](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/macos.md>), [xcode](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/xcode.md>)

## AI overview

A short reference post about installing the macOS Command Line Tools, resetting the setup when installation fails, and downloading them from Apple's developer downloads page when needed on beta releases.

## Source excerpt

Today, again, I forgot the command to install Command Line Tools and had to search for it.