From 3b16e6f6908aaffba08420faf1f96111ce60c933 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sam Joseph Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2018 11:27:24 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] indicate what running git from the terminal actually is for a newbie --- book/01-introduction/sections/installing.asc | 6 ++++++ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+) diff --git a/book/01-introduction/sections/installing.asc b/book/01-introduction/sections/installing.asc index cd8468f6d..920ba0623 100644 --- a/book/01-introduction/sections/installing.asc +++ b/book/01-introduction/sections/installing.asc @@ -37,6 +37,12 @@ For more options, there are instructions for installing on several different Uni There are several ways to install Git on a Mac. The easiest is probably to install the Xcode Command Line Tools.(((Xcode))) On Mavericks (10.9) or above you can do this simply by trying to run 'git' from the Terminal the very first time. + +[source,console] +---- +$ git --version +---- + If you don't have it installed already, it will prompt you to install it. If you want a more up to date version, you can also install it via a binary installer.