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🔧 Git Installation

🍏 macOS

✅ Steps

1. Press Command (⌘) + Space, type Terminal, and press Enter.

2. In the Terminal, type:

   git --version
   

   • If you see a version like git version 2.x.x, Git is already installed.
   • If not, you’ll be prompted to install Xcode Command Line Tools (Git is included), or you can install Git via Homebrew.

💡 Install Git with Homebrew

If you prefer using Homebrew:

1. Install Homebrew by pasting this into Terminal:

   /bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"
   

2. After installation, run:

   brew install git
   

You can verify installation by running git --version again.

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🪟 Windows

1. Click the Search icon (or press Win + S) and type cmd to open the Command Prompt.

2. Type:

   git --version
   

   • If you see a version number, Git is already installed.
   • If not, proceed to install it manually.

💡 Install Git for Windows

1. Visit gitforwindows.org
2. Download the installer and run it.

3. Follow the setup instructions, and make sure:

   • “Git from the command line” is selected.
   • The default options are usually fine for most users.

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🐧 Linux (Ubuntu/Debian-based)

1. Open your Terminal.

2. Check if Git is already installed:

   git --version
   

   • If not installed, proceed with the steps below.

💡 Install Git via APT

sudo apt update
sudo apt install git

✅ Post-Installation (All Platforms)

After installing Git, configure your identity:

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

You can verify settings with:

git config --list