Bash on macOS

Learn what you need to do to use Bash on Linux and macOS.

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Linux

If you use Linux, you do not need to install Bash. You already have it. Just press the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Alt+T to open a window with the Bash shell.

macOS

If you use macOS, you have everything to launch Bash, too. Follow these steps to install Bash on macOS:

  1. Click the magnifying glass icon in the upper right corner of the screen. It opens the Spotlight search program.

  2. The dialog box appears. Enter the text “Terminal” there.

  3. Spotlight shows you a list of applications. Click on the first line in the list with the “Terminal” text.

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