Git: Mac/Linux

Task 1 - Download and install Git

1. Open a terminal window
2. Run the following command to install Git:
   • sudo apt-get install git
   • (for Debian/Ubuntu-based systems) or
   • brew install git
   • (for macOS)

Task 2 - Configure Git

1. Open a terminal window
2. Run the following commands to configure Git with your name (your real name, e.g. “Denise Case”) and the email address you used for GitHub.

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

1. Important: Replace “Your Name” with your name and “your.email@example.com” with the email address associated with your GitHub account
2. This configuration will be used for all of your Git repositories

Task 3 - Verify

1. Run the following command to verify your Git configuration:

git config --list

1. You should see your name and email address listed under the “user” section
2. If the information is not correct, you can run the git config command again to update it