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Install coreutils from source Mac OS X
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install-coreutils-from-src-mac
# Install coreutils from source on Mac OS X
# prepare workspace
mkdir -p ~/code/build-from-src/ && cd $_
# download source code
curl -LO https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/coreutils-8.31.tar.xz
# expand
tar -xJvf coreutils-8.31.tar.xz
tar -xvf coreutils-8.31.tar.xz
cd coreutils-8.31
# configure, make, install automake
./configure --prefix=/usr/local --without-gmp gl_cv_func_ftello_works=yes
make
sudo make install
# verify coreutils
/usr/local/bin/ls --version
# clean up
make clean
make distclean
cd ..
rm -fr coreutils-8.31
rm coreutils-8.31.tar.xz
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Thank you!
Installed coreutils-9.4, you can find newer versions here: https://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/coreutils/

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