Getting Started With Git

What is Git?

Git is an open source distrubuted version-control system typically used for tracking changes in source code during software development but it can be used for tracking any project. Adding git to a project allows you to view the project at different stages allowing you to rollback changes create new branches of the project and also makes working with multiple persons on a project easier.

Windows Installation

To install Git for Windows you should download the installer. This will install a git, a bash console, a command line tool and the graphical interface.

MacOS Installation

You can install Git on MacOs with homebrew using the following command:

$ brew install git

Linux Installation

Debian/Ubuntu For the latest stable version for your release of Debian/Ubuntu

# apt-get install git

For the latest stable upstream Git version:

# add-apt-repository ppa:git-core/ppa # apt update; apt install git

Fedora

# yum install git (up to Fedora 21)
# dnf install git (Fedora 22 and later)

Commands for other versions of linux can be found here