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Starting a shell in your computer
If you want to start using a shell and GitLab, make sure that you have created an account on gitlab.com
Open a shell in your computer
- Depending on your operating system, find the shell of your preference in your computer. Here are some suggestions
Terminal on Mac OSX GitBash on Windows Linux Terminal on Linux
Check if Git has already been installed in your computer
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Git is usually preinstalled on Mac and Linux
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Type the following command and then press enter
git --version
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You should receive a message that will tell you which Git version you have in your computer. If you don’t receive a "Git version" message, it means that you need to download Git
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If Git doesn't automatically download, there's an option on the website to download manually. Then follow the steps on the installation window
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After you finished installing, open a new shell and type "git --version" again to verify that it was correctly installed
Add your Git username and set your email
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It is important because every Git commit that you create will use this information
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On your shell, type the following command to add your username
git config --global user.name ADD YOUR USERNAME
- Then verify that you have the correct username
git config --global user.name
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And you should get your username
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To set your email address, type the following command
git config --global user.email ADD YOUR EMAIL
- To verify that you entered your email correctly, type
git config --global user.email
- You'll need to do this only once because you are using the "--global" option. It tells Git to always use this information for anything you do on that system. If you want to override this with a different username or email address for specific projects, you can run the command without the "--global" option when you’re in that project
Check your information
- To view the information that you entered, type
git config --global --list