Micro is a modern and intuitive terminal-based text editor. In this tutorial, we'll walk you through the steps to install Micro Editor on macOS using Homebrew package manager.
Before installing Micro Editor, ensure that you have Homebrew package manager installed on your macOS. If you haven't installed Homebrew yet, you can follow the Homebrew installation tutorial here.
Open Terminal on your macOS by searching for it in Spotlight or navigating to Applications > Utilities > Terminal.
To ensure that you have the latest version of Homebrew, run the following command in your Terminal:
brew update && brew upgrade
To install Micro Editor using Homebrew, run the following command in your Terminal:
brew install micro
This will install Micro Editor and all its dependencies.
After installation is complete, you can verify that Micro Editor is installed by running the following command in your Terminal:
micro --version
This command will print the installed version of Micro Editor.
You have successfully installed Micro Editor on your macOS using Homebrew package manager. Now, you can use Micro Editor to write and edit text files in your terminal.
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