From b4d87b5ebb954268d9d0f658ad01cfecb993f6a0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Tanner Woody <tanner.l.woody@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Apr 2025 11:48:22 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] add installation instructions

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 ## 💡 Command line usage
 
+### Installation: Non mac
+
+```bash
+pip install gitingest
+```
+
+### Installation: Mac
+
+99% of mac users use `brew` as a local package manger.
+If Python and pip have been installed with `brew`, it is recommended to stay in this ecosystem with `pipx`.
+**If `pipx` does not exist and you are using `brew`, first install the following:**
+
+```bash
+brew install pipx
+pipx ensurepath
+```
+
+Finally, install `gitingest`:
+
+```bash
+pipx install gitingest
+```
+
+### Usage
+
 The `gitingest` command line tool allows you to analyze codebases and create a text dump of their contents.
 
 ```bash