Git
Installation
- Although Git is coming with the macOS.
- It is better to install Git using Homebrew.
- So that it is easier to update using Homebrew.
- And it is more up-to-date. (the version of the built-in Git is like 2.10.1)
- If you have just installed Homebrew, open a new terminal tab by pressing keys
Cmd+T
(so that the binaries installed by Homebrew can be effective) - Type the following in Terminal:
brew install git
- Once the installation finish.
- Open an new terminal tab by pressing keys
Cmd+T
, then type:git --version
- You should see the output like this:
git version 2.11.0
Global Git Config
- Let Git to know your user name and email address.
Type the followings in Terminal: (Make sure you replace the name and email with yours)
git config --global user.name "Someone Like to Code" git config --global user.email "[email protected]"
If you are using GitHub and want to keep your email address private, you can specify your email as
[email protected]
- Replace username with your GitHub username