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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.


== Downloading git if needed ==
== The install depends on your version of Mac OS ==

For Mac OS Snow Leopard (10.6) or Lion (10.7) or 10.8:

* Install this DMG: http://git-osx-installer.googlecode.com/files/git-1.8.1.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.dmg


For other versions of Mac OS:
For other versions of Mac OS:


* 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.
* 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 ==
== Set your user name and email ==


You'll also want to tell git your name and email address. To do this, type:
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.name "your-user-name"
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You can test that they've successfully been set by typing:
You can test that they've successfully been set by typing:


git config --global user.name "your-user-name"
git config --global user.name
git config --global user.email
git config --global user.email



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:

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.

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