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GitHub Instructions

Git is a version control system for tracking code changes; GitHub is a cloud platform for hosting Git repositories.

Repository: A special folder that keeps track of all changes to your coding projects and lets you revert to previous versions if needed.

Git integration in VSCode: Built-in graphical interface.

Code displayed on a laptop screen while a person works at the keyboard.
Programming on a laptop.

Windows and Mac

  1. Download Git.
  2. Copy the URL from the Brightspace (BS) assignment link to Clone Git Repository.
  3. Find a location to store the file from GitHub.
  4. Finally, verify that your local file is pushed to GitHub.

Install Homebrew

If you do not have Homebrew already, open Terminal and run the following command:

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

Add Homebrew to your path

echo 'eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"' >> ~/.zprofile
eval "$(/opt/homebrew/bin/brew shellenv)"

Install Git using Homebrew

Once Homebrew is installed, run this command to install Git:

brew install git

Verify Git installation

After the installation is complete, check the Git version to verify it is installed:

git --version

Clone a repository

To clone a GitHub repository, use the following command:

git clone <repository-url>

Finally, verify that your local file is pushed to GitHub.

Mac OS & Windows: global configuration

Set your name and email in Git once, and it will label all changes with your identity.

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

Verify your work in GitHub Classroom. Check your repository.

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