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Note that MacOS binaries do not work on older OS versions
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## Installation
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You can download an executable for your system: [Linux](https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases/download/0.4.5/delta-0.4.5-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | [MacOS](https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases/download/0.4.5/delta-0.4.5-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) | [Windows](https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases/download/0.4.5/delta-0.4.5-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) | [All](https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases)
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You can download an executable for your system: [Linux](https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases/download/0.4.5/delta-0.4.5-x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu.tar.gz) | [MacOS (recent versions)](https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases/download/0.4.5/delta-0.4.5-x86_64-apple-darwin.tar.gz) | [Windows](https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases/download/0.4.5/delta-0.4.5-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip) | [All](https://github.com/dandavison/delta/releases)
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Alternatively, delta is available in the following package managers:
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Users of older MacOS versions (e.g. 10.11 El Capitan) should install using Homebrew, Cargo, or MacPorts: the binaries on the release page will not work.
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See [repology.org/git-delta](https://repology.org/project/git-delta/versions) for the current version in each package repository.
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Behind the scenes, delta uses `less` for paging. The version of `less` that comes with your operating system may be too old (currently, less v551 is a good choice). On MacOS, install `less` from Homebrew. For Windows, see [Using Delta on Windows](#using-delta-on-windows).

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