You cannot use the Mac App Store to install multiple version of Xcode at the same time if you need them, like when testing with a Xcode beta for an upcoming iOS release. Installing Xcode from the Mac App Store might seem like a convenient way to do so but it is too slow and inflexible. Forget Mac App Store, use Apple Developer Portal There are multiple ways to do this so do not waste your time and use the fastest way possible.
sudo rm -rf /Library/Developer/CommandLineToolsĪ popup will appear and guide you through the rest of the process.As an iOS developer you need to periodically update your Xcode, on your own machine and on your CI/CD server if you automate your development workflow. The easiest way to achieve this is by removing the old version of the tools, and installing the new one.
In most cases updating macOS first will solve the problem and allow Xcode to be updated as well.Ī large portion of users are landing on this answer in an attempt to update the Xcode Command Line Tools. The cause for this is more than likely a pending macOS update (as pointed out below). You can get the name from the list command.Īs it was mentioned in the comments here is the man page for the softwareupdate tool.Ī lot of users are experiencing problems where softwareupdate -install -a will in fact not update to the newest version of Xcode. You can use softwareupdate -list to see what's available and then softwareupdate -install -a to install all updates or softwareupdate -install to install just the Xcode update (if available). The command you need to update Xcode is softwareupdate command. Hence the error message you got - the tools are already installed. What you are actually using is the command to install the Xcode command line tools - xcode-select -install.
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