How to install Git on your Mac
TL;DR
- Open terminal on your Mac by typing
terminal
in your Mac Finder. What’s Finder? You can bring up Finder by pressingCmd+Space
on your keyboard. - Check if Git is already there
Git --version
- If not go to https://git-scm.com/downloads , download and install
- Check it is installed, go to terminal and run
Git --version
, it should return your installed version of Git. - Add your Git credientials by typing into terminal
git config --global user.email "your@email.com"
and then againgit config --global user.name "Your Name"
Git video tutorial
Helpful video on installing Git on your Mac: