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=Install git=
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Download git from https://git-scm.com/download/win and install it.
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=Basic configuration=
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From terminal issue the following commands: (Windows start the '''git bash''' app)
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<source lang=bash>
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heth@emb3:~$ git config --global user.name "Henrik Thomsen"
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heth@emb3:~$ git config --global user.email "heth@mercantec.dk"
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</source>
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=Why is it called Git?=
 
=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'."<ref>http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/19/HNtorvaldswork_1.html</ref><ref> https://git.wiki.kernel.org/articles/g/i/t/GitFaq_ebc3.html#Why_the_.27git.27_name.3F </ref><ref>http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/129776/after_controversy_torvalds_begins_work_git_</ref>
 
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'."<ref>http://www.infoworld.com/article/05/04/19/HNtorvaldswork_1.html</ref><ref> https://git.wiki.kernel.org/articles/g/i/t/GitFaq_ebc3.html#Why_the_.27git.27_name.3F </ref><ref>http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/129776/after_controversy_torvalds_begins_work_git_</ref>
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Revision as of 16:12, 19 December 2022

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