Setup your computer for git

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lgatto edited this page Nov 15, 2012 · 3 revisions

Setup your computer for git

git config --global user.name "your.github.account.name"
git config --global user.email "you@place.com"
configure the credential.helper. Alas, this step differs by operating system because passwords are saved in different ways on osx, linux and windows. Please get the right instructions for your computer at https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git