How to update Xcode from command line

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I am trying to update Xcode from the command line   Initially I tried running    xcode-select --install   which resulted in this message   xcode-select  error  command line tools are already installed  use  Software Update  to install updates   So the question remains  is there a way to update Xcode from the command line

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To those having this issue after update to Catalina  just execute this command on your terminal  sudo rm -rf  Library Developer CommandLineTools  xcode-select --install

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I arrived here trying to install Appium  Adding my answer in case other folks land here for the same issue   appium-doctor --ios      bunch of stuff    WARN AppiumDoctor    Error running xcrun simctl     bunch of stuff    info AppiumDoctor     Manual Fixes Needed     info AppiumDoctor The configuration cannot be automatically fixed  please do the following first  WARN AppiumDoctor    Manually install Xcode  and make sure  xcode-select -p  command shows proper path like   Applications Xcode app Contents Developer  In my case  xcode-select -p   Library Developer CommandLineTools which appeared wrong   but I knew I had recently updated Xcode and the command line tools so     sudo xcode-select -r  sudo required   then     xcode-select -p  Applications Xcode app Contents Developer  After this  no warning  Appium-doctor returned clean

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What you are actually using is the command to install the Xcode command line tools - xcode-select --install  Hence the error message you got - the tools are already installed   The command you need to update Xcode is softwareupdate command  args       You can use softwareupdate --list to see what s available and then softwareupdate --install -a to install all updates or softwareupdate --install  lt product name gt  to install just the Xcode update  if available   You can get the name from the list command   As it was mentioned in the comments here is the man page for the softwareupdate tool   2019 Update  A lot of users are experiencing problems where softwareupdate --install -a will in fact not update to the newest version of Xcode  The cause for this is more than likely a pending macOS update  as  brianlmerritt pointed out below   In most cases updating macOS first will solve the problem and allow Xcode to be updated as well   Updating the Xcode Command Line Tools  A large portion of users are landing on this answer in an attempt to update the Xcode Command Line Tools  The easiest way to achieve this is by removing the old version of the tools  and installing the new one   sudo rm -rf  Library Developer CommandLineTools xcode-select --install   A popup will appear and guide you through the rest of the process

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I had the same issue and I solved by doing the following    removing the old tools    sudo rm -rf  Library Developer CommandLineTools  install xcode command line tools again    xcode-select --install     After these steps you will see a pop to install the new version of the tools

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Just type the commands cd   Library Developer CommandLineTools Packages   open macOS SDK headers for macOS 10 14 pkg   Reference  https   forums developer apple com thread 104296

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I am now running OS Big Sur  xcode-select --install  and sudo xcode-select --reset did not resolve my issue  neither did the recommended subsequent softwareupdate --install -a command  For good measure  I tried the recommended download from Apple Downloads  but the Command Line Tools downloads available there are not compatible with my OS  I upvoted the fix that resolved for me  sudo xcode-select --switch  Library Developer CommandLineTools  and added this post for environment context

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I encountered the same issue when I uninstalled the complete version of Xcode to reinstall the CLI version  My fix was   sudo xcode-select -s  Library Developer CommandLineTools

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I was facing the same problem  resolved it by using the following command  sudo xcode-select -s  Library Developer CommandLineTools After running the above command then xcode-select -p  command showed the following   Library Developer CommandLineTools

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Hello I solved it like this   Install Application  Xcode app  Contents  Resources  Packages  XcodeSystemResources pkg

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Vel Genov s answer is correct  except when the version of Xcode can t be updated because it is the latest version for your current version of Mac OS   If you know there is a newer Xcode  for example  it won t load an app onto a device with a recent version of iOS  then it s necessary to first upgrade Mac OS   Further note for those like me with old Mac Pro 5 1   Upgrading to Mojave required installing the metal gpu  Sapphire AMD Radeon RX 560 in my case  but make sure only HDMI monitor is installed  not 4K   1080 only    Only then did install Mojave say firmware update required and shut computer down   Long 2 minute power button hold and it all upgraded fine after that   Catalina update - softwareupdate --install -a won t upgrade xcode from command line if there is a pending update  say you selected update xcode overnight

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I was trying to use the React-Native Expo app with create-react-native-app but for some reason it would launch my simulator and just hang without loading the app  The above answer by ipinak above reset the Xcode CLI tools because attempting to update to most recent Xcode CLI was not working  the two commands are   rm -rf  Library Developer CommandLineTools xcode-select --install   This process take time because of the download  I am leaving this here for any other would be searches for this specific React-Native Expo fix

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xCode version 11 2 1 is necessary for building app in iPad 13 2 3  When I directly try to upgrade from xcode 11 1 to 11 2 1 through App Store it get struck  So after some research   I found a solution to upgrade by removing the existing xcode from the system  So here I am adding the steps to upgrade after uninstalling existing xcode         Go to Applications and identify Xcode and drag it to trash    Empty trash to permenently delete Xcode    Now go to   Library Developer  folder and remove the contents completely    Use sudo rm -rf    Library Developer  to avoid any   permission issue while deleting   Lastly remove any cache directory associated with xcode in the path   Library Caches com apple dt Xcode    sudo rm -rf     Library Caches com apple dt Xcode     After completing the above steps you can easly install xcode from App Store  which will install the current latest version of xcode      Note  Please take a backup of your existing projects before making the above changes

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Xcode  Install is a simple cli software that allow you to install select a specific Xcode version   You can install it using gem install xcode-install Then you will be able to install a specific version with xcversion install 9 4 1 And if you have more than one version installed  you can switch version with xcversion select 9 4  You can find more information at https   github com KrauseFx xcode-install

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After installing Command Line Tools  with xcode-select --install   type   sudo xcode-select --switch  Library Developer CommandLineTools    You should be able to run git now   10 29   git --version git version 2 17 2  Apple Git-113

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sudo rm -rf  Library Developer CommandLineTools   xcode-select --install

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I got this error after deleting Xcode  I fixed it by resetting the command line tools path with sudo xcode-select -r    Before   navin Radiant     usr bin clang xcrun  error  active developer path    Applications Xcode app Contents Developer   does not exist Use  sudo xcode-select --switch path to Xcode app  to specify the Xcode that you wish to use for command line developer tools  or use  xcode-select --install  to install the standalone command line developer tools  See  man xcode-select  for more details   navin Radiant    xcode-select --install xcode-select  error  command line tools are already installed  use  Software Update  to install updates   After   navin Radiant     usr bin clang clang  error  no input files

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