Click one of the above links to be taken to the appropriate installation section. Afterwards, please make sure to look at the configure git section of the tutorial.
so try out new ideas without worrying about breaking something!
The focus of this tutorial will fall primarily on the first option with more advanced users being recommended to pursue a shell emulator, specifically WSL.
The reason why I’m opting for the first option of Git Bash is because the application is easily detected by RStudio and plays relatively nicely with it. There are limitations with respect to the amount of bash commands available though.
Once the installer finishes, open the Start Menu by pressing the [Windows Key] and type Git Bash. Then, please proceed to the configuration of git section.
The availability of git on macOS occurs after installing the XCode command line tools.
Once the installer finishes, please proceed to the configuration of git section.
To register the who component, git must be told your name and your email.
git config --global user.name "James Balamuta"
git config --global user.email "balamut2@illinois.edu"
git offers a variety of ways to customize the configuration.
Did you forget to introduce yourself?
You forgot to introduce yourself to git! So, go on… Introduce yourself!