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Open the command prompt 'terminal' and type git version to verify Git was installed.

Once the installer has started, follow the instructions as provided until the installation is complete.

Navigate to the latest macOS Git Installer and download the latest version.

However, if you don't have Git installed for whatever reason, you can install the latest version of Git using one of several popular methods as listed below: Install Git From an Installer Most versions of MacOS will already have Git installed, and you can activate it through the terminal with git version. The download source is the same Git for Windows installer as referenced in the steps above. The advantage of downloading Git from git-scm is that your download automatically starts with the latest version of Git included with the recommended command prompt, Git Bash. Note: git-scm is a popular and recommended resource for downloading Git for Windows. Type git version to verify Git was installed.Open the windows command prompt (or Git Bash if you selected not to use the standard Git Windows Command Prompt during the Git installation).Once the installer has started, follow the instructions as provided in the Git Setup wizard screen until the installation is complete.

Navigate to the latest Git for Windows installer and download the latest version.

Regardless of if you have Git installed or not, GitHub Desktop offers a simple collaboration tool for Git. With GitHub Desktop, you get a command line version of Git with a robust GUI.

Installing GitHub Desktop will also install the latest version of Git if you don't already have it.

If it's an unknown command, read further and find out how to install Git. The output will either tell you which version of Git is installed, or it will alert you that git is an unknown command. Once you've opened your terminal application, type git version.

If you're on a Windows machine, open the windows command prompt or 'Git Bash'.

If you're on a Mac, look for a command prompt application called 'Terminal'.

To see if you already have Git installed, open up your terminal application. In fact, Git comes installed by default on most Mac and Linux machines! Checking for Git Learn how to connect to GitHub with SSH here.Git can be installed on the most common operating systems like Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Using the SSH protocol, you can connect to GitHub without supplying your username or password every time. However, due to security reasons, it is advisable that you use SSH to interact with GitHub, especially if you work for a company or you’re using a computer that isn’t yours. Git config -global credential.helper 'cache -timeout=600'īingo, you just fixed it, Git will never ask for your credentials again. You can also set a timeout for the above setting.Git config -global credential.helper cache Save the username and password for a session (cache it).Git config -global credential.helper store Git remote set-url origin Make Git store the username and password and it will never ask for them.

Update the URL of origin remote using SSH instead of HTTPS.You can fix this by configuring Git to store your password for you. However, it also prompts you to enter your GitHub user credentials every time you pull or push a repository :(. Well using an HTTPS remote URL has some advantages: it’s easier to set up than SSH :), and usually works through strict firewalls and proxies. When you interact with a remote repository using HTTPS URLs on the command line, you’ll be asked for your GitHub username and password, this sucks right? These URLs work everywhere, even if you are behind a firewall or proxy. The clone URLs are available on all public and private repositories. In this article, I’ll show you how to fix this. Have you ever encountered Git asking you for your username and password every time you try to interact with GitHub even after configuring it? Well, this is a very common problem among users who use the HTTPS clone URL for their repository.

#Git command line login install#

#Git command line login how to#

#Git command line login password#

#Git command line login update#