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The most recent version at the time of this post is 1.8.0 and fully works with Mountain Lion. Note that the latest version is at the top of the list.

The Git OS X Installer is an open source project hosted on Google Code that makes it incredibly easy to install Git without interfering with any of your front end applications and without needing to install larger development tools.Īll of the versions are accessible via the downloads page and all mention Snow Leopard, but are compatible with all Intel processors.

If that’s the case and you’d rather not install the full Xcode development suite (because it does include the command line utility), there is an alternative. As with most software that offers a command line variant, I occasionally end up using a Terminal session to manage some of my Git repositories.ĭepending on what other applications you have installed on your system, you may not actually have command line access to Git. When sharing my WordPress Developer Toolbox, I mentioned that GitBox is my Git client of choice. In this workshop, we will just work with text files.For The TL DR version, you can download Git For OS X in its Google Code Repository. For example, you could version control Word documents, PDFs, Excel spreadsheets and photos. Git can be used to version control all kinds of files produced using all kinds of programs. Note that we are using a text editor to make it easier to run the workshop. This is very easy for beginners to use, but is not available for macOS or Linux. Notepad++ - this is a graphic text editor for Windows. This is a more complex text editor to use, and is not recommended for beginners. Vim - this is a standard text editor that is installed nearly everywhere, and is definitely available on all platforms (or, if not, then the less powerful alternative, called vi is available). On Linux, if nano isn't available, then a similar program called pico likely is. It should be installed by default on Linux, macOS and Git Bash on Windows (instructions for installing it in Git Bash are here if it isn't available). Nano - this is a good text editor for beginners (and my favorite and personal choice). You are free to choose the one you like the best. There are many different text editors available. A text editor is a program that lets you create and edit simple text files.