Installation and Setup

What You'll Learn:

• How to install Git on different operating systems

• Basic configuration for first-time use

• Setting up your identity and preferences

Detailed Explanation:

Installation Methods

Windows:

# Download from git-scm.com
# Or use package managers:
choco install git    # Chocolatey
winget install Git.Git

macOS:

# Using Homebrew
brew install git

# Or download from git-scm.com

Linux:

# Ubuntu/Debian
sudo apt update && sudo apt install git

# CentOS/RHEL
sudo yum install git

# Fedora
sudo dnf install git

Essential Configuration

# Set your identity (required for commits)
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

# Set default branch name
git config --global init.defaultBranch main

# Configure line ending handling
git config --global core.autocrlf true    # Windows
git config --global core.autocrlf input   # macOS/Linux

# Set default editor
git config --global core.editor "code --wait"  # VS Code
git config --global core.editor "nano"         # Nano

# Enable colorful output
git config --global color.ui auto

# Check your configuration
git config --list

Verification

# Verify installation
git --version

# Check configuration
git config --global --list

Common Setup Scenarios

• Personal development machine

• CI/CD environments

• Team development standards