01_01_tracking_changes.txt

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#    EPISODE - TRACKING CHANGES WITH A LOCAL REPOSITORY
#    SECTION - SETTING UP GIT
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# To get started, we need to configure git 
# First, we need to tell git who we are 
# This ensures that any contributon we make are correctly attributed 
# to us 

git config --global user.name "Your Name" 
git config --global user.email your.name@manchester.ac.uk

# Next, we need to set a default text editor that we will use when 
# working with git We will use nano 

git config --global core.editor nano

# Next we will turn on color coding of git output 
# This will make it more readable for us 

git config --global --add color.ui true

# Finally, let's check that our choices have been captured in 
# git's global config file in our home directory 

cat ~/.gitconfig  

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