Now that you have your Github account created, the first. Open the Terminal (Mac OS X, Linux) or Git-Bash terminal (Windows) in the given directory via context menu or keyboard shortcut.

There is a MAC OS Git installer that is maintained and made available for download on the Git website. Then you can install Git on MAC OS via a binary installer.

Here is what that would look like: $ git –version. If your MAC OS is good to go simply run git from the Terminal the very first time. In this case, continue to the video 'Updating Git From an Older Version to the Latest Release'. If your terminal responds with a message like this: 'git version 2.0.1', you have an official version installed, but may need to update it to utilize the latest release. If you have an official version of Git already installed. It turns out that Git commands are all executed in the Mac terminal application, Terminal. I was a bit confused as to why I could not find a Git Bash version for Mac anywhere on Git's site. You don't like the colors of your new prompt Open /.git-bash-for-mac.sh and start messing up with it In addition, by simply exporting a couple of variables in /.git-bash-for-mac.sh you can make you prompt even more. On my mac, however, the Terminal application is used for Git commands like Git Bash on Windows. open Terminal-> Preferences-> Profiles and select the theme you used to have restart the Terminal and (un)enjoy Customize.

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