Reproducible Research Version Control: Setup

Your installation for git the command line interface (CLI) will vary depending on your operating system.

• Mac OSX - git is already installed on your machine. Open the Terminall.app and type: git
• Linux - git is already installed on your machine. Open a terminal and type: git
• Windows - is a bit more complicated and will depend on whether or not you use Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)
  • If you use WSL, then it is likely already available, so type: git within your WSL window or terminal.
  • If you DO NOT use WSL you will need to install the components:
    • Installation video

To install Github Desktop, please go to this page and follow the instructions for your Operating System: - Github Desktop Client