Git and Github - Assignment 1

Setup Git and Github

GitHub

• Create an account at Github - skip if you already have Github account
• There’s nothing to install

Git

Mac OS X

• Installed Homebrew - OS X Package Manager (skip this step if you already have Homebrew installed)
  

    /usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)
  

• Open your terminal and install Git using Homebrew
  

    brew install git
  

• Verify the installation was successful by typing
  

    git --version
  

Linux

• In Git packages are available via apt

• From your terminal first update you apt by running command
  

    sudo apt-get update
  

• Now install git by running command
  

    sudo apt-get install git
  

• Verify the installation was successful by typing command
  

    git --version
  

Configure

• Configure your Git username and email using the following commands. These details will be associated with any commits that you create
  

    git config --global user.name “YOUR USERNAME”
    git config --global user.email “YOUR EMAIL”
  

• Use the same email address you used with your GitHub account

• (Optional) To make Git remember your username and password follow add new ssh key to your github account.