MacOS – Xcode install command via OS X Terminal

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I have Mac OS X version 10.5.7 so I downloaded Xcode version 4.6.3 and launched it.

According to many tutorials (such as this) I am supposed to install further command line tools via terminal: xcode-select --install

But all I get is a little manual page:

Usage: xcode-select -print-path
   or: xcode-select -switch <xcode_folder_path>
   or: xcode-select -version
Arguments:
   -print-path                     Prints the path of the current Xcode folder
   -switch <xcode_folder_path>     Sets the path for the current Xcode folder
   -version                        Prints xcode-select version information

I went into the Applications directory and tried to run the command from there, but the same outcome.

In fact, the content of my Applications directory revealed through the following command is strange:

~ cd Applications

~ ls
Chrome Apps.localized

What am I missing or doing wrong?

Best Answer

The command line install works on much newer OS than yours - the tutorial you link is 10.10 and Xcode 6 or 7.

If you can't upgrade to 10.6.8 and then get past Lion, I would suggest run the graphical installer and look for Xcode possibly in /Developer if you don't see it in the /Applications folder.

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