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🟢 Configure Git

After installing Git, configure Git to handle notebooks, and set your global user.name and user.email.

WHY? Git records the name and email associated with each saved project change. This information helps identify who made each change in a project history. Configuring Git correctly makes local commits match the expected GitHub identity and keeps project history clear.

1. Open VS Code

Open your VS Code editor. We'll use the terminal available in VS Code.

2. Open a New Terminal

Use the VS Code menu to select Terminal / New Terminal. Opening a new terminal ensures the terminal knows about recently installed git.

  • If Windows, always use a terminal type of PowerShell (powershell) or PowerShell Core (pwsh). Do NOT use Command Prompt, it is deprecated.
  • If Mac/Linux, use your default terminal (typically zsh or bash).

3. Configure Git

Change these commands to use YOUR name and the same email you used for GitHub. Run one command at a time and hit ENTER or RETURN after each line to execute it.

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

4. Verify

Verify that the last command correctly shows your user.name and user.email. If not, repeat the installation and configuration until successful.

git config --global user.name
git config --global user.email