git on Mac: replace Apple XCode CLI git with symbolic link to latest git install?

Asked Aug 12 '13 at 04:00

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XCode CLI installer puts a copy of git in /usr/bin

Reinstalling the latest git from git-scm.com put git in /usr/local/git/bin/git

Can you tell me if there are any known problems with doing the following:

sudo rm /usr/bin/git
ln -s /usr/local/git/bin/git /usr/bin/git

asked Aug 12 '13 at 04:00

user749105

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Why not just `PATH=/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH` in your `.profile` or `.bash_profile`? – rob mayoff Aug 12 '13 at 04:12
I, at least, would _rename_ the original `/usr/bin/git`, just in case. – mgarciaisaia Aug 12 '13 at 05:00
Shouldn't be a problem if thats what you want, but as advised above, might be better to back it up! – David K Aug 12 '13 at 06:49

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