Git

Git is a free, open-source distributed version control system. You’ll use it to track the history of changes to your files, collaborate with others, and more!

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Verify if Git & GitHub are already installed:

If this is your first time going through the setup guide on your current machine, skip this “Verify” section and move on to the “Install” section below

In your terminal, run:

• git config --list

IF the output is similar to:

  user.name=[Your name is here]
  user.email=[Your email is here]
  code.editor=code --wait
  init.defaultbranch=main

Then move on to next page

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else if the output is not similar to the above:

Continue with instructions on this page.

Note: To exit the git config --list screen, type the letter q in your terminal

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Install and Configure Git and GitHub

Run the following command to ensure that you have the most recent version of git:

• brew install git || brew upgrade git

Setup GitHub for “Authentication”

In order to use Git locally in a secure manner, we need to connect our computer with github.com. (For further information about this process, visit GitHub Instructions: Caching GitHub credentials)

Install CLI by completing the following steps:

• Run in terminal:
  • brew install gh
• Once it’s complete, run:
  • gh auth login
• Use arrow keys to select GitHub.com
• Select HTTPS
• When prompted with Authenticate Git with your GitHub credentials (Y / n), press y and enter
• Select Login with a web browser
• Copy the one time code shown in yout terminal and then press enter. This will open Github.com in a web page.
• If not signed in, you will be prompted to sign in.
• Github will prompt you for the one time code you copied from the terminal. Paste/enter it in the appropriate boxes.
• Click Authorize Github
• You can close the web browser and press enter in your terminal to continue.

Git Config

Like artists, programmers sign their work. Let’s configure Git to sign your commits with your name and email address.

WARNING:

Before running the following commands one line at at time, use the arrow keys or backspace/delete keys on your keyboard to move your cursor.

Replace YOUR FULL NAME and YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS inside the single quotes with the name and email from Your GitHub Account

• git config --global user.name 'YOUR FULL NAME'
• git config --global user.email 'YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS'
• git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
• git config --global init.defaultbranch main

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