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Install git
- Overview
- In detail

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Install git¶

Overview¶

Debian / Ubuntu	`sudo apt-get install git-core`
Fedora	`sudo yum install git-core`
Windows	Download and install msysGit
OS X	Use the git-osx-installer

In detail¶

See the git page for the most recent information.

Have a look at the github install help pages available from github help

There are good instructions here: http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git