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I'm using GIT and am trying to push my code and getting the following error when using the Terminal. I don't use XCode, I'm using Android Studio.

The command I tried using was:

git branch Networking

Error:

xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun`

I am running on El Capitan Beta 4 update if that helps in any way.

Update: This also happens for IntelliJ users, and for MacOS Catalina update

Abhishek Nandi
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I ran into the same problem, however with svn. I found that by installing El Capitan, Xcode was "uninstalled". I reinstalled Xcode from the App Store and then reinstalled Xcode Command Line Tools via Terminal with

xcode-select --install

After installation, my /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin directory reappeared and svn started working again.

Rob
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    Thanks for this, but i am not using XCode, i am using Android Studio – x10sion Jul 24 '15 at 05:37
  • I should have noted that I am not using Xcode for development, either. I am using IntelliJ. A version of `git` and `xcrun` is distributed as part of Xcode Command Line Tools (which is where it appears your `git` is currently configured to be executed from). If you installed `git` on your own (e.g., `/usr/local/bin`), perhaps your `alias` needs to be reconfigured for `git` to point to your installation instead of the default. – Rob Jul 28 '15 at 12:19
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    Running `xcode-select --install` to install Xcode Command Line Tools fixed `git` for me. No need to install the whole Xcode. – Beder Acosta Borges Sep 10 '15 at 21:16
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    The answer is also useful for final version of El Capitan. It makes git working. – Anton Holovin Sep 30 '15 at 22:21
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    This seems to happen every few Apple OS releases. I wonder if they're aware of it. – Eric Walker Oct 01 '15 at 19:44
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Instead of installing xcode you can install git from here and change the path in android studio to /usr/local/git/bin/git as shown in the image below.

studio preferences

This way you save time and memory.

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    Saved my time indeed! Thanks @Atrix1987 – Kenny Dabiri Oct 20 '16 at 15:42
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    This should be marked answer. He asked for android studio and he marked for Xcode answer. I dont know what was wrong with him? By the way thanks for solution. – Javadroid Nov 24 '17 at 03:04
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    After the update to macOS Mojave, this was exactly the suggestion in Android Studio, to install git from this link. But your answer helped with quickly setting the correct path. – Adinia Nov 14 '18 at 12:11
  • update 2020: just happened to me after Catalina update, 2018 MBP. Installed git with homebrew, the path was: `/usr/local/bin/git` – Droidman Jul 21 '20 at 12:13
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Use /usr/local/git/bin/git as a path

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In my case, Git did not work after upgrading Mac OS X High Sierra.

Fortunately, the answer provided by @Rob still works for High Sierra, so there was no need for me to actually change the xcrun developer path and no need to install all of XCode

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I lost Git after upgrading to macOS Mojave.

The solution of re-installing XCode CLI still works fine.

In Terminal, type:

xcode-select --install

... and click "Install" on the prompt.

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