CMP-2103-Classpage

Installing Git

To download Git:

1. go to https://git-scm.com/downloads
2. download the software for Windows
3. install Git choosing all of the default options

Once everything is installed, you should be able to run git on the command line. If it displays the usage information, then you’re good to go!

First Time Git Configuration

Before you can start using Git, you need to configure it. Run each of the following lines on the command line to make sure everything is set up.

# sets up Git with your name
git config --global user.name "<Your-Full-Name>"

# sets up Git with your email
git config --global user.email "<your-email-address>"

# makes sure that Git output is colored
git config --global color.ui auto

# displays the original state in a conflict
git config --global merge.conflictstyle diff3

git config --list