Rclone is a powerful tool for managing files on cloud-based storage platforms. The following tutorial will guide you through the steps to install Rclone on a macOS device.
Before proceeding with the installation of Rclone on your macOS device, ensure that you have the following prerequisites installed:
Homebrew is a popular package manager for macOS that is widely used to install various software packages. To install Homebrew, run the following command in Terminal:
/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"
Next, you need to install the command line tools for Xcode. To do so, open Terminal and enter the following command:
xcode-select --install
Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the installation.
Once you have installed Homebrew package manager and command line tools for Xcode, you can move on to installing Rclone. Run the following command in Terminal:
brew install rclone
This will install Rclone on your macOS device.
To verify that Rclone has been installed correctly, run the following command in Terminal:
rclone version
This command will display the current version of Rclone installed on your system.
To use Rclone, you need to configure it by creating a remote configuration. Run the following command in Terminal:
rclone config
Follow the interactive prompts to configure Rclone and set up your remote connections.
Congratulations! You have successfully installed Rclone on your macOS device. You can now use it to manage files on cloud-based storage platforms.
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