Installing A Git Client
Installing a Git Client
There are many ways to use git and many of them involve a series of command line tools. However, to get started I am recommending you use a GUI ( Graphical User Interface ) application which will help visualize some of the git process. Git can be confusing and we want the learning curve to be as simple as possible.
Installing the client
- Visit https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/ and download Source Tree for your OS ( Windows, Mac, Linux etc)
- Install the software. This will put the GUI on your computer but also install a version of git.
- If asked to choose between BitBucket Cloud or BitBucket Server, choose cloud. However, a BitBucket or Atlassian account is not necessary for this class.
- If asked about SSH keys, we will not be using them in this class.
- If asked if you want to create a repository on your Atlassian or Bitbucket account, choose
No. We will be using git repos on GitHub.com later.