Git Setup

Git is a free and open source distributed version control system.

Installing Git via Mac-Setup CLI

bash <(curl -fsSL raw.githubusercontent.com/marcosborgesphd/mac-setup/main/install) git

Installing Git manually

1. Set up Homebrew environment

   Paste that in the terminal prompt:

   if [[ "$(/usr/bin/uname -m)" == "arm64" ]]; then
       HOMEBREW='/opt/homebrew' # ARM
   else
       HOMEBREW='/usr/local'    # Intel
   fi
   eval "$(${HOMEBREW}/bin/brew shellenv)"

2. Install Git using Homebrew

   brew install git

3. Set Git username and email

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

   Note

   Remember to replace the placeholders with your own name and email.

4. Set Git terminal colors for dark and light mode

   git config --global color.ui true
   git config --global color.status.changed "yellow bold"
   git config --global color.status.untracked "red bold"
   git config --global color.status.added "green bold"
   git config --global color.status.updated "cyan bold"
   git config --global color.status.branch "magenta bold"
   git config --global color.status.header "cyan bold"

5. Check Git configuration

   git config --global --list