Gitit is a wiki software developed by John MacFarlane. It is written in Haskell and it runs on most platforms including macOS.
In this tutorial, we will guide you on how to install Gitit on your macOS.
Before installing Gitit, you need to ensure that you have the following prerequisites.
Follow the steps below to install Gitit on macOS.
Homebrew is a package manager for macOS that enables you to install and manage various software packages on your macOS.
To install Homebrew, open your terminal and paste the following command and press enter:
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
The installation process will start, and you will be required to enter your macOS password to allow the installation process to proceed.
After installing Homebrew, you can now proceed to install Gitit using the following command.
brew install gitit
The above command will download and install Gitit on your macOS.
Once Gitit is installed, you can start it using the following command:
gitit
This will start Gitit on your macOS, and it will be accessible via http://localhost:5001.
You can now proceed to access Gitit via the web browser by typing http://localhost:5001 in your browser's address bar.
Finally, you now have Gitit installed on your macOS. By following the steps outlined above, you can install and run Gitit on your macOS with ease.
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