Trying to install Command Line Tools without Xcode

Solution 1:

Maybe things have changed since this question was originally asked but I had no trouble downloading command-line tools from here:

https://developer.apple.com/download/more/

(I did this after deleting XCode to save about 13 GB of disk space).

Solution 2:

I don't think there's a solution since opendiff calls the GUI program FileMerge which ships with Xcode.

You would want to use another diff tool - perhaps the gnu tools from homebrew or my favorite paid diff tool that has a command line tool - ksdiff from Kaleidoscope.

• https://kaleidoscopeapp.com

It's a powerhouse of GUI diff goodness for when the command line options don't cut through the task you need done.

Solution 3:

You can try solution from here: Github script to install tools from Xcode 3.2.6

I used this to have FileMerge.app without Xcode and works even on High Sierra.

Solution 4:

I spend over 3 hours fixing problem with osx 10.14

$ sudo -s
$ touch /tmp/.com.apple.dt.CommandLineTools.installondemand.in-progress;
PROD=$(softwareupdate -l |
  grep "\*.*Command Line" |
  head -n 1 | awk -F"*" '{print $2}' |
  sed -e 's/^ *//' |
  tr -d '\n')
softwareupdate -i "$PROD" --verbose;