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Re:So You Think You Know Git – Git Tips and Tricks by Scott ... by bloopernova on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @06:15PM (#39364210)
What version of git do you have? If it came with macOS and wasn't installed via homebrew, it's possible that it's old enough to cause problems.
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Re:So You Think You Know Git – Git Tips and Tricks by Scott ... by js2 on Tuesday February 13, 2024 @10:55PM (#39366272)
git has had this behavior for at least a decade. As well, macOS does not ship with git - it's installed as part of either the Command Line Tools package and/or Xcode and is reasonably up to date.

For many years now, macOS has included what are effectively wrappers in /usr/bin for the various development tools and that use the xcode-select mechanism to run the actual command. If neither Xcode nor the CLT package are installed, you'll get a prompt to install the CLT package.

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