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Installing Git

  • First check to see if git is already installed on your system:
    • git on Mac & Linux terminal (Mac may prompt you to install it if missing)
    • git on the Command Prompt and the Powershell on Windows

A not found or not recognised message means git needs to be installed. A block of text describing git usage means that it is already installed.

Installing git on linux:

Use your package manager to install. E.g.

  • On Ubuntu sudo apt install git-all
  • On Fedora sudo dnf install git-all
  • On Arch sudo pacman -S git
  • etc....

Verify the git installation with the command git --version

Installing on Mac

There are multiple ways to install git on Mac:

  • The easiest is to run git --version and answer yes when prompted to install the missing git package
  • Install using the MacOS package manager brew with brew install git
    • Use the command /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)" to install bres on your mac if it is missing

Windows:

Windows can be more complicated. The recommended way to install is by using the Git for Windows installer.

You can leave the default settings prompted during installation BUT be mindful to choose the default editor you prefer (the default of vim is unlike modern text editors and may be as difficult to learn as git itself)

You must close and re-open PowerShell and CMD to verify that git has been installed correctly with git --version

Troubleshooting:

  • Close and reopen your terminal
  • Examine your previously issued commands and the output resulting output - the commands must be exact, there is rarely room in command line applications for error in command naming or parameterisation