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updates to the macos installation instructions, resolves #514

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Scott Anderson 2019-10-18 10:30:10 -06:00
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@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ Download InfluxDB v2.0 alpha for macOS.
<a class="btn download" href="https://dl.influxdata.com/influxdb/releases/influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.19_darwin_amd64.tar.gz" download>InfluxDB v2.0 alpha (macOS)</a>
### Unpackage the InfluxDB binaries
Unpackage the downloaded archive.
_**Note:** The following commands are examples. Adjust the file paths to your own needs._
To unpackage the downloaded archive, **double click the archive file in Finder**
or run the following command in **Terminal**:
```sh
# Unpackage contents to the current working directory
gunzip -c ~/Downloads/influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.19_darwin_amd64.tar.gz | tar xopf -
tar zxvf ~/Downloads/influxdb_2.0.0-alpha.19_darwin_amd64.tar.gz
```
If you choose, you can place `influx` and `influxd` in your `$PATH`.
You can also prefix the executables with `./` to run then in place.
#### (Optional) Place the binaries in your $PATH
If you choose, you can place `influx` and `influxd` in your `$PATH` or you can
prefix the executables with `./` to run then in place.
```sh
# (Optional) Copy the influx and influxd binary to your $PATH