xcode-select:tldr:7da8b

xcode-select: Select a given path as the active developer directory.

xcode-select

$ xcode-select --switch ${path-to-Xcode-app-Contents-Developer}

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The command "xcode-select --switch ${path-to-Xcode-app-Contents-Developer}" is used to set the path to the Xcode developer directory in macOS.

Here is a breakdown of the command:

"xcode-select" is a command-line tool in macOS that allows you to manage the active developer directory.
"--switch" is an option used with xcode-select to specify that you want to set the path to the Xcode developer directory.
"${path-to-Xcode-app-Contents-Developer}" is a placeholder for the actual path to the Xcode.app's "Contents/Developer" directory.

To use this command, you need to replace "${path-to-Xcode-app-Contents-Developer}" with the actual path to the "Contents/Developer" directory within the Xcode application package. This command is typically used when you have multiple versions of Xcode installed or want to switch to a different version of Xcode.

For example, if your Xcode.app is located in the standard Applications folder, you can set the developer directory path with the following command:

xcode-select --switch /Applications/Xcode.app/Contents/Developer

After running this command, the system will use the specified Xcode developer directory for various development tools and components.

This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.

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