Mac OS | Fix the git xcrun Error After a macOS Update

How to resolve the missing xcrun error by reinstalling Xcode Command Line Tools after a macOS update
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xcrun Error Occurs

After updating Mac OS, running a git command produced the following error.

% git --version
xcrun: error: invalid active developer path (/Library/Developer/CommandLineTools), missing xcrun at: /Library/Developer/CommandLineTools/usr/bin/xcrun

After checking, it appears to be an error related to Xcode Command Line Tools.

Solution

Reinstalling Xcode solves the issue, but if you do not need a full installation, run the following command in the console to reinstall only Xcode Command Line Tools.

% xcode-select --install

When a popup asks whether you want to install the command line developer tools, click Install. xcode-select –install

When the license agreement popup appears, click Agree. xcode-select –install

A software download screen appears. Wait for a while. xcode-select –install

The installation complete screen appears as shown below. xcode-select –install

Click Done to complete the installation.

Verify Execution

After the installation is complete, run the git command again and confirm that the error no longer occurs.

% git --version
git version 2.30.1 (Apple Git-130)

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