Setting up Git and GitHub

This is video #2 in the Data School series, "Introduction to Git and GitHub." Relevant links and the full transcript are below. Playlist: http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL5-da3qGB5IBLMp7LtN8Nc3Efd4hJq0kD

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GitHub: https://github.com/
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Git Setup Instructions: https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git
Download Git: http://git-scm.com/downloads

== TRANSCRIPT ==

In this video, we're going to cover the setup of Git and GitHub.

To set up a GitHub account, simply go to the GitHub website and get started right here.

To set up Git, go to the Help section of GitHub, click Set Up Git, select the appropriate operating system, and then follow the instructions below.

A couple notes about this page: GitHub offers a native app for Mac and Windows that offers a visual interface for Git. I've never used it, and it's not going to be covered in the Data Science Specialization. You're welcome to use it if you like, but you will probably get a better understanding of Git if you start with the command line interface.

Here's the link you click to actually download Git.

For Windows users, here's a walkthrough of the installation process.

And once you've downloaded Git, here's how to configure Git with your name and email address. Just make sure you use the same email address you used when setting up GitHub.