The Basics of Git
What is Git
Git is an open source project developed in 2005 by Linus Torvalds,
the creator of the Linux operating system kernel.
Three features Git offers
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Version Control
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Backup
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Collaboration
Types of Git Programs
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GitHub Desktop
Git program implemented with GUI provided by GitHub -
TortoiseGit
Windows-only git program -
SourceTree
Typical tool in Git GUI -
Command Line Interface (CLI)
Using Git by typing a command directly into a terminal
Installing git
※ Before proceeding with the git installation, the author reveals that
it was conducted based on Ubuntu Linux.You can install git and check the version using the following command.
sudo apt-get install git
sudo apt install git
git --version
Environment setting for Git
When saving a version, git also stores the user information that created that version.
So you must enter the user information before using git.
User information can be entered through the following command.
git config --global user.name "User_Name"
git config --global user.email "User_Email"
