README.md

Git

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   commit id: "Git and GitHub features"
   commit id: "GitHub Desktop setup"
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   commit id: "Interpreter setup"
   commit id: "Package manager setup"
   commit id: "Virtual environment setup"
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Git is a free and open source distributed version control system designed to handle everything from small to very large projects with speed and efficiency.

Download

This software can be downloaded through its download page. Make sure to choose the correct operating system and hardware architecture version.

Installation

In order to install Git, it is only necessary to follow the installer procedure. There are plenty of customization options that can be explored, but for this course it is recommended to use default settings.

If you are an advanced user, have specific IDE/editor customization settings or are just curious to see how things work, feel free to carefully explore the installation settings.

Validation

You can check whether Git is installed using the git command:

git --version
>>> git version 2.39.2

If this command returns an error, it either means that Git was not installed successfully or that the git command is not linked to the program.

Git and GitHub

Git is not as simple as its name. In fact, it is a very powerful tool that not many people know how to use. You will learn the basics of Git and its platform par excellence, GitHub, in the next chapter.

If you want to go back to the previous chapter, go ahead!