http://blog.grapii.com/2012/08/svn-missing-in-mac-os-x-10-8-mountain-lion/
SVN Missing in Mac OS X 10.8 – Mountain Lion
Having recently upgraded to Mac OS X 10.8 – Mountain Lion, I was surprised to learn that SVN (Subversion) is not included in this release of the OS. This was a big pain point for me as I use Coda together withVersions for versioning and tracking revisions to my WordPress themes and websites.
One option is to download the latest Xcode for Mountain Lion from theMac Apple Store. Once installed go to Xcode > Preferences > Downloads > Command Line Tools > Install
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The Command Line Tools contain the latest SVN system. However, for me downloading Xcode, all 1.5GB of it, was an overkill, especially as I only wanted the SVN element, and not the Xcode IDE as I’m not a OS X / iOS developer.
Luckily there is a way to install SVN without Xcode, simply install the Command Line Tools for Mountain Lion available as a separate 116MBdownload from the Apple Developer site. You’ll need an Apple Developer ID, but it’s free and easy to create using your existing AppleID.
Once you’ve downloaded the 116MB file and installed the tools, you can verify that SVN is installed and check the version by opening Terminal
and enter the following at the command prompt svn --version
, you should see something like: