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Install homebrew: http://brew.sh
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Update homebrew. For that, in terminal, run:
brew update- Install git via homebrew:
brew install gitAlternatively, if homebrew is causing a difficulty, install git directly, as suggested at http://rogerdudler.github.io/git-guide/.
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Install Gitx, a visual tool helping with git: http://gitx.frim.nl
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Create a working directory, move the working files into it. Switch to that directory in terminal:
mkdir my-project
mv my-file.txt my-project/
cd my-project- Initialise a new git repository in that directory:
git initGit has created a hidden subdirectory my-project/.git where its data files will live. Remember to not delete it accidentally.
The preparation is finished. Now all that follows is the eternal cycle of making changes.
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cd my-project
gitx-
You are in the history tree view, good for reviewing, well, history. Change to the commit-making view by pressing Cmd-2. You can always return to history by pressing Cmd-1.
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In commit-making view, use the interface to "stage" the changes. Stage all changes in a file by double-clicking the filename, or stage only some edited fragments if you like. Review the modifications. You can unstage a change too.
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When happy with the edit, write a commit message (comment) and click "Commit". The message need to exist, but you can make it as short as you like.