Lesson 02 — Setup and First Orientation

Goal

Confirm Git is installed and configured with your name and email.

Checklist

1. Confirm Git is installed

Run:

git --version

• I saw a Git version number.

If Git is not installed, ask your technical support contact or install Git from https://git-scm.com/.

2. Configure your name

Run:

git config --global user.name "Your Name"

• I configured my name.

3. Configure your email

Use the email associated with your GitHub account when possible.

git config --global user.email "you@example.com"

• I configured my email.

4. Confirm your Git settings

Run:

git config --global --list

• I can see my user.name.
• I can see my user.email.

Important habit

git status is the most important beginner command. It tells you where you are and what Git sees.

You will use it constantly.

Practice task

Run:

git status

If you are not inside a repository yet, Git may say something like:

fatal: not a git repository

That is okay. It just means you are not inside a Git-tracked project folder yet.

Completion check

• Git is installed.
• My name is configured.
• My email is configured.
• I know that git status tells me what Git sees.