Once that’s done, you can see a list of the goodies you just installed: ls /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/
Simply open a terminal window and type: xcode-select -installįollow the prompts to complete the installation. Luckily, the macOS Xcode Command Line Tools include everything you need. In order to create binaries from source code, however, you need the appropriate build tools, such as gcc and make. This allows the same lines of code to be compiled into environment-specific executable files (binaries). Open-source software is usually distributed as source code. But unlike the AppStore, Homebrew allows you to tap into a universe of open-source utilities that are designed to be run from the terminal command line. You’ve already used a package manager before, it’s called the Apple AppStore. Package managers are great, they help you maintain a clean and up-to-date system by allowing you to keep track of all of the software that you’ve installed using them. Homebrew is a command-line package manager for macOS. If you didn’t notice the brilliant alliteration, I cordially invite you to go back and reread that last sentence, I’ll wait.
I’ve split things into three sections: terminal tweaks, awesome apps, and environmental enhancements. I'm writing this guide in case I fall through a time vortex and end up with a completely stock MacBook Pro again (you wouldn’t believe how often that happens to me). So, vowing to prove decisively the superiority of humans over machines, I decided to make my Mac Just Work* ™ * Like my PC used to. I also found the Mac terminal to be lacking, missing important utilities, and running some outdated binaries. During the transition, I felt my productivity slump: not only was I missing keyboard shortcuts that I had become very accustomed to (such as Alt+←, for instance), but some native MacOS behaviour drove me crazy (like ⌘+Tab cycling through applications rather than cycling through windows of all applications). Last year, I switched from developing on a dual-boot Windows and Linux machine to working on a Mac.
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