Git is a tool developed by the original creator of Linux, Linus Torvalds, that allows us to create special directories named repositories, share the repositories with others, and manage the changes to the files in the repositories.
Windows Instructions
If you have a Windows laptop you can get Git by navigating a browser to GitForWindows.org and downloading the appropriate version of Git. When you install Git for Windows, pay attention to the prompts, and
make sure you install the GitBash terminal application
during the Git installation process. You’ll be using GitBash throughout the semester.
Once Git is installed, launch the terminal application (GitBash) and type in the following command (excluding the system prompt denoted as a $). You should see a version number printed to the screen.
$ git --version
MacOS Instructions
Using your Spotlight Search application, find and run your Terminal application. In the Terminal application, type the following command (excluding the system prompt denoted as a $).
$ git --version
If you see a version number, you have Git installed on your macbook. If not, MacOS will ask you if you want to install Git. Follows the prompts to install Git, then rerun the above command.