`git`#

version control, i.e., helps manage code development
collaborate with others on code

GitHub is a cloud-based hosting service that lets you manage git repositories. If you have open-source projects that use git, then GitHub is designed to help you better manage them.

Installation#

sudo apt install git # linux
brew install git # mac
conda install -c conda-forge git

Setup#

Add github username

git config --global user.name "van-richard"

Add github email

git config --global user.email "richard.scott.van@email.com"

Set your preferred text editor, I chose vim

git config --global core.editor vim

SSH Connection to GitHub#

Make an SSH key, if you haven’t done so
Check if SSH key is working

ssh -T git@github.com