Installing Git

Before you can use Git, you need to install it. It works on Windows, macOS, and Linux.

Check if Git is already installed

Open your terminal and type:

bash
git - version

If you see something like git version 2.39.1, Git is ready. If the command is not found, install Git.

Windows

1. Go to git-scm.com/downloads.

1. Download the Windows installer.

1. Run it and keep the default settings (they are fine for most people).

1. During installation, you get Git Bash, a terminal built for Git.

macOS

• Install Xcode Command Line Tools with xcode-select - install.
• Or download the installer from git-scm.com.
• Or use Homebrew: brew install git.

Linux

Use your package manager. For Debian/Ubuntu:

bash
sudo apt install git

Verify the install

After installing, run the same check:

bash
git - version

The output looks like this:

git version 2.39.1

TL;DR

• Check with git - version first.
• Download Git from git-scm.com for Windows/macOS.
• Use apt install git on Debian-based Linux.
• Recheck git - version after installing.