Install git

Download git from https://git-scm.com/download/win and install it.

Basic configuration

From terminal issue the following commands: (Windows start the git bash app)

heth@emb3:~$ git config --global user.name "Henrik Thomsen"
heth@emb3:~$ git config --global user.email "heth@mercantec.dk"

Why is it called Git?

Linus Torvalds has quipped about the name "git", which is British English slang for a stupid or unpleasant person. Torvalds said: "I'm an egotistical bastard, and I name all my projects after myself. First 'Linux', now 'git'."^[1]^[2]^[3]

References

[1] ttp://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/19/HNtorvaldswork_1.html

[2] ttps://git.wiki.kernel.org/articles/g/i/t/GitFaq_ebc3.html#Why_the_.27git.27_name.3F

[3] ttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/129776/after_controversy_torvalds_begins_work_git_

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