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Asked: 2026-06-14T05:21:48+00:00

I installed Git 1.7.7.4 by homebrew, but Apple integrated Git into Xcode since version

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I installed Git 1.7.7.4 by homebrew, but Apple integrated Git into Xcode since version 4.
So in my computer, the default Git version is 1.7.5.4 which it’s built-in Xcode 4.

I wonder if there’s a way that let me use new version by default and would impact Xcode?

I tried add the path to $PATH:

export PATH=/usr/local/Cellar:$PATH

BTW, I’m using zsh.

Updated:
Thanks for @birryree’s help, I’m using a wrong path, it should be /usr/local/bin, because of homebrew will use /usr/local/Cellar for storage, and use symlink to make sure all the packages are available on /usr/local/bin.

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  1. Editorial Team

    According to my experience with my problems, have a check at 10449374 and 13177203, this will help you:

    1. change into the Xcode directory:

      cd /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer/usr/bin

    2. rename the Xcode’s git like this:

      sudo mv ./git ./git-xcode-usr-bin

    3. link my own git which is installed through homebrew:

      sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/git ./git

    And you should do the same thing with /usr/bin/git:

    sudo mv /usr/bin/git /usr/bin/git-xcode-usr-bin
sudo ln -s /usr/local/bin/git /usr/bin/git

    This will acctually link /usr/local/Cellar/git/1.8.0/bin/git (because I’m use git 1.8.0 at the present)

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