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Is xar preinstalled on macOS? [duplicate]


Command line tools available by defaultIs there a command-line BitTorrent client preinstalled on OS X?/usr/bin/codesign from Mac 10.9Extract jpeg FileUnknown error message in TerminalTerminal: command overridden via shell script in /usr/local/bin not executed unless called directlycurl not working in El CapitanTerminal Crash on Macbook Air 2011, MavericksErased /usr/local/bin directory by mistakeTerminal Startup command not foundDoes macOS Mojave comes with java pre-installed?













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Unless you've disabled SIP and installed your own binaries in /usr/bin it's safe to assume that everything in /usr/bin (and /bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin) is pre-installed.






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    That doesn't necessarily mean that the binaries are preinstalled with macOS. As an example, I have a file /usr/bin/swift which (I assume) was installed with Xcode.

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One indication you might look for is found at https://opensource.apple.com/release/macos-10141.html where you see that xar-404 is indeed used by Apple.



To get a closer look at what is installed, you might use onboard tools check for some parameters:



$ codesign -vd --verbose=4 /usr/bin/xar

Executable=/usr/bin/xar
Identifier=com.apple.xar
Format=Mach-O thin (x86_64)
CodeDirectory v=20100 size=350 flags=0x0(none) hashes=7+2 location=embedded
Platform identifier=2
OSPlatform=36
OSSDKVersion=658432
OSVersionMin=658432
Hash type=sha256 size=32
CandidateCDHash sha256=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
Hash choices=sha256
Page size=4096
CDHash=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
Signature size=4105
Authority=Software Signing
Authority=Apple Code Signing Certification Authority
Authority=Apple Root CA
Info.plist=not bound
TeamIdentifier=not set
Sealed Resources=none
Internal requirements count=1 size=64


As Apple doesn't offer tools like that in seperate installers or packages, the conclusion from the output above would be that it came pre-installed.



Alternatively, get the full installer ("Install macOS Mojave.app"), show package contents, navigate Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg and mount that, then navigate to /Volumes/InstallESD/Packages/Core.pkg and open that
in eg Pacifist. There as well you can navigate to /usr/bin/xar .






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    You can use pkgutil to determine by which installer a file was installed:




    $ pkgutil -v --file-info /usr/bin/xar
    volume: /
    path: /usr/bin/xar

    pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.2.18C54
    pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1543558197
    install-time: Thu Dec 6 11:31:26 2018
    uid: 0 (root)
    gid: 0 (wheel)
    mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

    pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.1.18B75
    pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1540375237
    install-time: Wed Nov 7 10:05:39 2018
    uid: 0 (root)
    gid: 0 (wheel)
    mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

    pkgid: com.apple.pkg.Core
    pkg-version: 10.14.0.1.1.1537503053
    install-time: Tue Sep 25 10:43:44 2018
    uid: 0 (root)
    gid: 0 (wheel)
    mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )


    shows that xar was installed with an Apple “Core” package (and updated twice).






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      Unless you've disabled SIP and installed your own binaries in /usr/bin it's safe to assume that everything in /usr/bin (and /bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin) is pre-installed.






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      Unless you've disabled SIP and installed your own binaries in /usr/bin it's safe to assume that everything in /usr/bin (and /bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin) is pre-installed.






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      Unless you've disabled SIP and installed your own binaries in /usr/bin it's safe to assume that everything in /usr/bin (and /bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin) is pre-installed.






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      Unless you've disabled SIP and installed your own binaries in /usr/bin it's safe to assume that everything in /usr/bin (and /bin, /sbin, /usr/sbin) is pre-installed.







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        That doesn't necessarily mean that the binaries are preinstalled with macOS. As an example, I have a file /usr/bin/swift which (I assume) was installed with Xcode.

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        That doesn't necessarily mean that the binaries are preinstalled with macOS. As an example, I have a file /usr/bin/swift which (I assume) was installed with Xcode.

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      That doesn't necessarily mean that the binaries are preinstalled with macOS. As an example, I have a file /usr/bin/swift which (I assume) was installed with Xcode.

      – Martin R
      yesterday






      That doesn't necessarily mean that the binaries are preinstalled with macOS. As an example, I have a file /usr/bin/swift which (I assume) was installed with Xcode.

      – Martin R
      yesterday














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      One indication you might look for is found at https://opensource.apple.com/release/macos-10141.html where you see that xar-404 is indeed used by Apple.



      To get a closer look at what is installed, you might use onboard tools check for some parameters:



      $ codesign -vd --verbose=4 /usr/bin/xar

      Executable=/usr/bin/xar
      Identifier=com.apple.xar
      Format=Mach-O thin (x86_64)
      CodeDirectory v=20100 size=350 flags=0x0(none) hashes=7+2 location=embedded
      Platform identifier=2
      OSPlatform=36
      OSSDKVersion=658432
      OSVersionMin=658432
      Hash type=sha256 size=32
      CandidateCDHash sha256=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
      Hash choices=sha256
      Page size=4096
      CDHash=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
      Signature size=4105
      Authority=Software Signing
      Authority=Apple Code Signing Certification Authority
      Authority=Apple Root CA
      Info.plist=not bound
      TeamIdentifier=not set
      Sealed Resources=none
      Internal requirements count=1 size=64


      As Apple doesn't offer tools like that in seperate installers or packages, the conclusion from the output above would be that it came pre-installed.



      Alternatively, get the full installer ("Install macOS Mojave.app"), show package contents, navigate Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg and mount that, then navigate to /Volumes/InstallESD/Packages/Core.pkg and open that
      in eg Pacifist. There as well you can navigate to /usr/bin/xar .






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        One indication you might look for is found at https://opensource.apple.com/release/macos-10141.html where you see that xar-404 is indeed used by Apple.



        To get a closer look at what is installed, you might use onboard tools check for some parameters:



        $ codesign -vd --verbose=4 /usr/bin/xar

        Executable=/usr/bin/xar
        Identifier=com.apple.xar
        Format=Mach-O thin (x86_64)
        CodeDirectory v=20100 size=350 flags=0x0(none) hashes=7+2 location=embedded
        Platform identifier=2
        OSPlatform=36
        OSSDKVersion=658432
        OSVersionMin=658432
        Hash type=sha256 size=32
        CandidateCDHash sha256=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
        Hash choices=sha256
        Page size=4096
        CDHash=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
        Signature size=4105
        Authority=Software Signing
        Authority=Apple Code Signing Certification Authority
        Authority=Apple Root CA
        Info.plist=not bound
        TeamIdentifier=not set
        Sealed Resources=none
        Internal requirements count=1 size=64


        As Apple doesn't offer tools like that in seperate installers or packages, the conclusion from the output above would be that it came pre-installed.



        Alternatively, get the full installer ("Install macOS Mojave.app"), show package contents, navigate Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg and mount that, then navigate to /Volumes/InstallESD/Packages/Core.pkg and open that
        in eg Pacifist. There as well you can navigate to /usr/bin/xar .






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          10







          One indication you might look for is found at https://opensource.apple.com/release/macos-10141.html where you see that xar-404 is indeed used by Apple.



          To get a closer look at what is installed, you might use onboard tools check for some parameters:



          $ codesign -vd --verbose=4 /usr/bin/xar

          Executable=/usr/bin/xar
          Identifier=com.apple.xar
          Format=Mach-O thin (x86_64)
          CodeDirectory v=20100 size=350 flags=0x0(none) hashes=7+2 location=embedded
          Platform identifier=2
          OSPlatform=36
          OSSDKVersion=658432
          OSVersionMin=658432
          Hash type=sha256 size=32
          CandidateCDHash sha256=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
          Hash choices=sha256
          Page size=4096
          CDHash=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
          Signature size=4105
          Authority=Software Signing
          Authority=Apple Code Signing Certification Authority
          Authority=Apple Root CA
          Info.plist=not bound
          TeamIdentifier=not set
          Sealed Resources=none
          Internal requirements count=1 size=64


          As Apple doesn't offer tools like that in seperate installers or packages, the conclusion from the output above would be that it came pre-installed.



          Alternatively, get the full installer ("Install macOS Mojave.app"), show package contents, navigate Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg and mount that, then navigate to /Volumes/InstallESD/Packages/Core.pkg and open that
          in eg Pacifist. There as well you can navigate to /usr/bin/xar .






          share|improve this answer















          One indication you might look for is found at https://opensource.apple.com/release/macos-10141.html where you see that xar-404 is indeed used by Apple.



          To get a closer look at what is installed, you might use onboard tools check for some parameters:



          $ codesign -vd --verbose=4 /usr/bin/xar

          Executable=/usr/bin/xar
          Identifier=com.apple.xar
          Format=Mach-O thin (x86_64)
          CodeDirectory v=20100 size=350 flags=0x0(none) hashes=7+2 location=embedded
          Platform identifier=2
          OSPlatform=36
          OSSDKVersion=658432
          OSVersionMin=658432
          Hash type=sha256 size=32
          CandidateCDHash sha256=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
          Hash choices=sha256
          Page size=4096
          CDHash=6dd0100231ae53fb666827d9212b487d17fa6163
          Signature size=4105
          Authority=Software Signing
          Authority=Apple Code Signing Certification Authority
          Authority=Apple Root CA
          Info.plist=not bound
          TeamIdentifier=not set
          Sealed Resources=none
          Internal requirements count=1 size=64


          As Apple doesn't offer tools like that in seperate installers or packages, the conclusion from the output above would be that it came pre-installed.



          Alternatively, get the full installer ("Install macOS Mojave.app"), show package contents, navigate Contents/SharedSupport/InstallESD.dmg and mount that, then navigate to /Volumes/InstallESD/Packages/Core.pkg and open that
          in eg Pacifist. There as well you can navigate to /usr/bin/xar .







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              You can use pkgutil to determine by which installer a file was installed:




              $ pkgutil -v --file-info /usr/bin/xar
              volume: /
              path: /usr/bin/xar

              pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.2.18C54
              pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1543558197
              install-time: Thu Dec 6 11:31:26 2018
              uid: 0 (root)
              gid: 0 (wheel)
              mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

              pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.1.18B75
              pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1540375237
              install-time: Wed Nov 7 10:05:39 2018
              uid: 0 (root)
              gid: 0 (wheel)
              mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

              pkgid: com.apple.pkg.Core
              pkg-version: 10.14.0.1.1.1537503053
              install-time: Tue Sep 25 10:43:44 2018
              uid: 0 (root)
              gid: 0 (wheel)
              mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )


              shows that xar was installed with an Apple “Core” package (and updated twice).






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                You can use pkgutil to determine by which installer a file was installed:




                $ pkgutil -v --file-info /usr/bin/xar
                volume: /
                path: /usr/bin/xar

                pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.2.18C54
                pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1543558197
                install-time: Thu Dec 6 11:31:26 2018
                uid: 0 (root)
                gid: 0 (wheel)
                mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

                pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.1.18B75
                pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1540375237
                install-time: Wed Nov 7 10:05:39 2018
                uid: 0 (root)
                gid: 0 (wheel)
                mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

                pkgid: com.apple.pkg.Core
                pkg-version: 10.14.0.1.1.1537503053
                install-time: Tue Sep 25 10:43:44 2018
                uid: 0 (root)
                gid: 0 (wheel)
                mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )


                shows that xar was installed with an Apple “Core” package (and updated twice).






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                  You can use pkgutil to determine by which installer a file was installed:




                  $ pkgutil -v --file-info /usr/bin/xar
                  volume: /
                  path: /usr/bin/xar

                  pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.2.18C54
                  pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1543558197
                  install-time: Thu Dec 6 11:31:26 2018
                  uid: 0 (root)
                  gid: 0 (wheel)
                  mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

                  pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.1.18B75
                  pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1540375237
                  install-time: Wed Nov 7 10:05:39 2018
                  uid: 0 (root)
                  gid: 0 (wheel)
                  mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

                  pkgid: com.apple.pkg.Core
                  pkg-version: 10.14.0.1.1.1537503053
                  install-time: Tue Sep 25 10:43:44 2018
                  uid: 0 (root)
                  gid: 0 (wheel)
                  mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )


                  shows that xar was installed with an Apple “Core” package (and updated twice).






                  share|improve this answer








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                  You can use pkgutil to determine by which installer a file was installed:




                  $ pkgutil -v --file-info /usr/bin/xar
                  volume: /
                  path: /usr/bin/xar

                  pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.2.18C54
                  pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1543558197
                  install-time: Thu Dec 6 11:31:26 2018
                  uid: 0 (root)
                  gid: 0 (wheel)
                  mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

                  pkgid: com.apple.pkg.update.os.10.14.1.18B75
                  pkg-version: 1.0.0.0.1.1540375237
                  install-time: Wed Nov 7 10:05:39 2018
                  uid: 0 (root)
                  gid: 0 (wheel)
                  mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )

                  pkgid: com.apple.pkg.Core
                  pkg-version: 10.14.0.1.1.1537503053
                  install-time: Tue Sep 25 10:43:44 2018
                  uid: 0 (root)
                  gid: 0 (wheel)
                  mode: 755 (?rwxr-xr-x )


                  shows that xar was installed with an Apple “Core” package (and updated twice).







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