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20 changes: 10 additions & 10 deletions reference/docs-conceptual/install/Installing-PowerShell-Core-on-macOS.md
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Expand Up @@ -85,14 +85,14 @@ brew cask upgrade powershell-preview
## Installation via Direct Download

Download the PKG package
`powershell-6.1.0-osx-x64.pkg`
`powershell-6.2.0-osx-x64.pkg`
from the [releases][] page onto your macOS machine.

You can double-click the file and follow the prompts,
or install it from the terminal:

```sh
sudo installer -pkg powershell-6.1.0-osx-x64.pkg -target /
sudo installer -pkg powershell-6.2.0-osx-x64.pkg -target /
```

Install [OpenSSL](#install-openssl). OpenSSL is needed for PowerShell remoting and CIM operations.
Expand All @@ -106,19 +106,19 @@ to enable advanced deployment scenarios.

```sh
# Download the powershell '.tar.gz' archive
curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.1.0/powershell-6.1.0-osx-x64.tar.gz
curl -L -o /tmp/powershell.tar.gz https://github.com/PowerShell/PowerShell/releases/download/v6.2.0/powershell-6.2.0-osx-x64.tar.gz

# Create the target folder where powershell will be placed
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0
sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.2.0

# Expand powershell to the target folder
sudo tar zxf /tmp/powershell.tar.gz -C /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0
sudo tar zxf /tmp/powershell.tar.gz -C /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.2.0

# Set execute permissions
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0/pwsh
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.2.0/pwsh

# Create the symbolic link that points to pwsh
sudo ln -s /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0/pwsh /usr/local/bin/pwsh
sudo ln -s /usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.2.0/pwsh /usr/local/bin/pwsh
```

Install [OpenSSL](#install-openssl). OpenSSL is needed for PowerShell remoting and CIM operations.
Expand All @@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ To install OpenSSL, run `brew install openssl`.

1. Install the [XCode command line tools](#install-xcode-command-line-tools).
1. Install MacPorts.
If you need instructions, refer to the
If you need instructions, refer to the
[installation guide](https://guide.macports.org/chunked/installing.macports.html).
1. Update MacPorts by running `sudo port selfupdate`.
1. Upgrade MacPorts packages by running `sudo port upgrade outdated`.
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## Paths

* `$PSHOME` is `/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0/`
* `$PSHOME` is `/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.2.0/`
* User profiles will be read from `~/.config/powershell/profile.ps1`
* Default profiles will be read from `$PSHOME/profile.ps1`
* User modules will be read from `~/.local/share/powershell/Modules`
Expand All @@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ So the default host-specific profile exists at `Microsoft.PowerShell_profile.ps1
PowerShell respects the [XDG Base Directory Specification][xdg-bds] on macOS.

Because macOS is a derivation of BSD, the prefix `/usr/local` is used instead of `/opt`.
So, `$PSHOME` is `/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.1.0/`, and the symbolic link is placed at `/usr/local/bin/pwsh`.
So, `$PSHOME` is `/usr/local/microsoft/powershell/6.2.0/`, and the symbolic link is placed at `/usr/local/bin/pwsh`.

## Additional Resources

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