01 - Getting Git.md

Before we begin, make sure you have Git installed on your computer. You can check it out through your command prompt or terminal.

$ git --version

It should display the Git version installed on your computer.

git version 2.14.1.windows.1

Installation

For Mac OS X and Windows users, just download and run the following stand-alone installers:

• Git for Mac installer
• Git for Windows installer

For Linux users, if you are using Debian/ Ubuntu, install Git using apt-get:

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install git

If you are using Fedora, install Git using dnf (or yum, on older versions of Fedora):

$ sudo dnf install git

or

$ sudo yum install git

Git config

Once you've verified that the installation has been successful by typing git --version, configure your global Git username and email:

$ git config --global user.name "Your Name"
$ git config --global user.email "[email protected]"

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References

• https://www.atlassian.com/git/tutorials/install-git