Getting started with Git (JRast & CNorwood) - barrycumbie/solid-fishstick-snowcats GitHub Wiki

Brief History Git is created by the same person who created the Linux Operating System: Linus Torvalds. Git is a DVCS, which is a version control system that mirrors the repository. It is essentially a clone of the repo. If the main server dies, the clone is a backup of data so the project is not lost. Git is a command line tool. Git can be used all offline. Git can be used with GitHub, but doesn't have to be.

Version

To start using git, you need to have it installed on your computer. Open Command Line or Terminal and type git --version to verify installation.

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Config Git

  1. Type the command git config --global user.name + your username to create a username to be used for Git, this will allow developers to know who they are collaborating with on projects.

  2. Type the command git config --global user.email + your email to create the email that will be used for documentation of the project history.

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You are now ready to "Git" Started

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