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That will install the git version control system. If you get an error, let a staff member know. |
That will install the git version control system. If you get an error, let a staff member know. |
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== Set your user name and email == |
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You'll also want to tell git your name and email address. To do this, type: |
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git config --global user.name "your-user-name" |
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git config --global user.email "your email" |
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You can test that they've successfully been set by typing: |
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git config --global user.name |
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git config --global user.email |
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== Sign up for a Github account == |
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You can do so at [https://github.com/users this link]. |
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== Back to laptop setup == |
== Back to laptop setup == |
Latest revision as of 23:31, 19 December 2013
One step
If you are running Debian or Ubuntu, run the following command:
sudo apt-get install git-core
That will install the git version control system. If you get an error, let a staff member know.
Set your user name and email
You'll also want to tell git your name and email address. To do this, type:
git config --global user.name "your-user-name" git config --global user.email "your email"
You can test that they've successfully been set by typing:
git config --global user.name git config --global user.email
Sign up for a Github account
You can do so at this link.