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Git sometimes comes pre-installed on Mac. To see if this is true for your machine, type in a terminal: |
Git sometimes comes pre-installed on Mac. To see if this is true for your machine, type in [[OSCTC_Resources/OSX_command_line#Open_a_command_prompt: | a terminal]]: |
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git --version |
git --version |
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Great, you have git installed! If it returns some kind of error, such as "No command 'git' found", go ahead and install it. |
Great, you have git installed! If it returns some kind of error, such as "No command 'git' found", go ahead and install it. |
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== Downloading git if needed == |
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== The install depends on your version of Mac OS == |
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For Mac OS Snow Leopard (10.6) or Lion (10.7): |
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* Visit https://git-scm.com/download/mac and download the DMG. Open the disk image and follow the instructions. If you're not sure what to do, ask an instructor. |
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* Install this DMG: http://git-osx-installer.googlecode.com/files/git-1.8.1.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.dmg |
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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, open a terminal and 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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* Go through this [http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer/downloads/list long list of options] and pick the one best-suited to your computer. If you're not sure, ask an instructor. |
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== Back to laptop setup == |
== Back to laptop setup == |
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Latest revision as of 05:30, 2 December 2018
Git sometimes comes pre-installed on Mac. To see if this is true for your machine, type in a terminal:
git --version
If this returns a version number, such as:
git version 1.7.9.5
Great, you have git installed! If it returns some kind of error, such as "No command 'git' found", go ahead and install it.
Downloading git if needed
For other versions of Mac OS:
- Visit https://git-scm.com/download/mac and download the DMG. Open the disk image and follow the instructions. If you're not sure what to do, ask an instructor.
Set your user name and email
You'll also want to tell git your name and email address. To do this, open a terminal and 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.