# ITESO - Git Bash

Dear students,

Consider installing Git Bash to facilitate managing the course code.


# STEP 1: Installation

## For Windows

**STEP 1**
Verify if you already have "git bash" installed by searching for the program.


**STEP 2**

Download and install the latest version of Git Bash from the official page: https://git-scm.com/downloads

**STEP 3**

Open the git-bash console and verify by typing the following on the command line:

git --version

## For MacOS

**STEP 1**

Open a terminal and verify if git is already installed: `git --version`

git --version



**STEP 2**

*If command not found*, choose **one** of the following options:

**Option a)** Install git-bash using the windows instructions.

**Option b)** Install git-bash by running the x-code command:

xcode-select --install

**Option c)** Install git-bash via homebrew.

Install homebrew:

/usr/bin/ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/master/install)"

And then install git: `brew install git`

**STEP 3**

Once you install `git` via options **a**, **b**, or **c** verify by running the following command on the terminal:

git --version

# STEP 2: Configuration

Open git-bash and configure your local instalation:

git config --global user.name "<your-username>"
git config --global user.email "<your-useremail>"

Examples:
* `git config --global user.name "rhdzmota"`
* `git config --global user.email "[e-mail]"`