Git-setup-README.md

Git Tutorial by SBCS

Introduction

This is a tutorial on Git using GitHub created by the Stony Brook Computing Society. This will go over ways to get Git on your computer whether it is a Mac, Linux, or a Windows Machine and basic Git Commands.

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Installation Table of Contents

• Linux/Unix
• Mac OS X
• Windows

Installation

First, Open a Terminal Window and test if you have git. You can do this simply do this by typing git into your terminal if you have Linux/Unix or Mac.

Linux Unix Installation

• Update your machine packages:
  • sudo apt-get update
• Install git with apt-get
  • sudo apt-get install git

OS X Installation

• If you have homebrew installed, you can install git:
  • brew install git
• If you do not have homebrew on your machine, you can install git here:
  • Git SCM -

Windows Installation

• Download the Git SCM for Windows (Use Git Bash for more functionality.)
  • Git SCM for Windows