First-time Git Setup

Configure Git

After installing Git check that is is working by opening the CLI and entering git --version. This displays the version of Git installed on your OS. If no (or incorrect) output is produced, then probably Git is not well-configured in your system.

Identity

git config --global user.name <username>

   This command sets up the username of your Git profile. Preferably set this to the username of your remote version control repository host (whether Github, bitbucket or other from this list)

git config --global user.email <email>

   This command sets up the email of your Git profile. Preferably set this to the email you used in setting up your remote version control repository.