How to install WordMeaning on Mac

Before you start

These are one-time installs. If you have used Terminal before, you may have them already — the first step checks.

1. 1

   Install Git

   Apple opens a small installer.

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

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   xcode-select --install

   You know this worked when: Git responds with a version number

2. 2

   Install Node LTS

   Choose the macOS Installer (.pkg).

   Open download ↗

   You know this worked when: Node responds with a version number

Install WordMeaning

1. 3

   Open Terminal

   Keep it open beside this page.

   You know this worked when: Terminal is open

2. 4

   Check Git and Node

   Git and the current Node LTS are required.

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return.

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   git --version
   node --version

   You know this worked when: Git and Node respond with version numbers

3. 5

   Copy WordMeaning to this Mac

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

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   cd ~
   if [ ! -d WordMeaning/.git ]; then
   git clone https://github.com/ishpreet36752/WordMeaning.git
   fi

   You know this worked when: A WordMeaning folder appears

4. 6

   Open the WordMeaning folder

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

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   cd ~
   cd WordMeaning

   You know this worked when: Your terminal prompt is inside the WordMeaning folder

5. 7

   Use the reviewed version

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

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   cd ~/WordMeaning
   git checkout 60b6e68c18abd6578a6bc2b6d6824952b56f8d6e

   You know this worked when: Git reports the reviewed commit

6. 8

   Try WordMeaning

   Keep Terminal open.

   Type this into Terminal, then press Return. The first line moves you into the folder this step runs in, so it works in a window you have just opened.

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   cd ~/WordMeaning
   .exe

   You know this worked when: WordMeaning opens

7. 9

   Try it

   WordMeaning should be open and ready to use.

   You know this worked when: WordMeaning works

If something goes wrong

Nothing here can damage your computer, and every step can be run again safely. If a command fails, the usual cause is the step before it not having finished.

Still stuck? Tell us what happened and we will fix the guide. Include the step number and we can usually reproduce it.