Version Control Setup

Installing and configuring Git and GitHub.
Author

Michael McCarthy

Published

January 25, 2023

Git

Git is an open source distributed version control system for tracking and managing changes to files.

Installing Git

Install Git from the Terminal with Homebrew:

brew install git

GitHub

GitHub is an internet hosting service for projects using Git that makes collaboration easy. It provides the distributed version control of Git, plus issue tracking, project management tools, continuous integration, and more for every project.

Installing GitHub Desktop

GitHub Desktop is an open source application for interacting with GitHub using a GUI instead of the command line or a web browser.

Install GitHub Desktop from the Terminal with Homebrew:

brew install --cask github

Installing GitHub CLI

GitHub CLI is a command line interface to access GitHub from the Terminal.

Install GitHub CLI from the Terminal with Homebrew:

brew install gh

Installing Git Credential Manager

Git Credential Manager is a secure Git credential helper that makes it easy to store credentials securely and connect to GitHub over HTTPS.

Install Git Credential Manager from the Terminal with Homebrew:

brew tap microsoft/git
brew install --cask git-credential-manager-core

Version Control in RStudio

See the following: