Setting up Git on your computer

For Mac

First install Brew which is a tool for installing software on your mac

brew install git

Linux (Ubuntu)

sudo apt-get install git

Windows

Download and Install it

Verify it's installed

Open a terminal and run:

git --version

Setup Nano as the default editor

Setup Nano

Other useful git tools

Git radar (Mac and Linux)

Adds a heads up display so that you can easily see what you're working on in Git, eg. which branch you are on, and how many commits ahead of master it is. As a bonus - it makes your command line look awesome!

Install Instructions.

Git bash completion (Mac and Linux)

Allow you to autofill the end of your git commands in the command line using the TAB key on your keyboard.

Install Instructions