You may want to install a newer version of Git using one of the methods below: Git for Mac Installer $ git -version git version 2.7.0 (Apple Git-66)Īpple actually maintain and ship their own fork of Git, but it tends to lag behind mainstream Git by several major versions. To find out, open a terminal and enter git -version. In fact, if you've installed XCode (or it's Command Line Tools), Git may already be installed. Same time I have nice colored status from Posh-Git.There are several ways to install Git on a Mac. For example, you can type git it does not complete the command. Posh-Git provides tab completion within PowerShell for Git commands and Git data. When you launch the shell, you’ll notice that the Powershell window now has a Git enhanced prompt that displays your current branch name. The other “sane default” is that we include Posh-Git (maintained by Keith Dahlby) with our installation. There’s no need for messing around with personal access (OAuth) tokens. This is especially useful if you have two-factor authentication enabled (WHICH YOU SHOULD!) as we handle the 2fa dance on your behalf. That way, you can log into the app and we’ll handle the credential management when you push to or pull from GitHub using the Git command line.
GitHub Desktop sets your default editor (typically NotePad) as the default editor via the open source GitPad tool.Īlso, GitHub Desktop sets itself up as the Git credential provider.
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Statistically speaking, that’s never the right answer for Windows users. The first instance I’ve found is on Twitter by Aaron Jorbin.īy default, Git sets vi as the default commit editor. We often mention that we install Git with “sane defaults.” What do we mean by that? Well, let me tell you an old joke first.Ī: Put a Windows user in front of vi, and tell them to exit Many thanks to Scott Hanselman for that idea. Support for the ~ key to launch the shell was inspired by the 3D shooter Quake which uses that key to bring up the console within the game. Select the “Open in Git Shell” menu item.
You can also launch the Git Shell from the Desktop GUI application by pressing the ~ key (or CTRL + ~ at any time such as when a text field has focus) or via the gear menu in the top right. Once you install, you’ll notice a GitHub icon and a Git Shell Icon on your desktop.īy default, the Git Shell shortcut launches PowerShell with Git set up. Visit and click the big blue button that says “Download GitHub Desktop.” We use ClickOnce to streamline the installation process. If you feel this way, that’s great! I love the command line too! Let’s be friends!Įven so, in a set of blog posts I plan to write, I hope to convince you that GitHub Desktop is one GUI application that augments and complements the Git command line in such a powerful way that you’ll want to integrate it into your GitHub workflow.īut for now, I’ll work to convince you that GitHub Desktop is the easiest, fastest, and best way to get the Git command line set up on a Windows machine and keep that installation up to date. GitHub Desktop, the application formerly known as GitHub for Windows, is a streamlined GUI that makes it easy to contribute to repositories on GitHub.Īt the same time, I often hear from people that they don’t need a GUI because they’re perfectly happy to use the command line.
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