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Duration: 15 minutes Total points: 5 Read Edcent Honor Code Click Complete to take the quiz.

Git works on all operating system platforms such as Windows, Mac, and Linux. On Mac or Linux, in some cases, it is installed by default. The majority of users will use Git via the command line as its syntax is very easy to understand and follow. Git also works well in development environments and integrates into IDEs and other GUI offerings. Go to https://gitforwindows.org/ and download the latest version. Once the download is complete, open the installation file and follow the instructions for installing. After installation, open the Git Bash application. You can also use the windows command line. To see what version of git was installed type git version and press the Enter key. You should see something similar to the following output.

Throughout this course, you'll be using Github to practice working with repositories. In this lesson, you'll learn how to set up your Github account. Step 1: Go to Github in your web browser Step 2: Click the Sign-up button in the top right of the screen. Step 3: Enter your email address Step 4: Choose a strong password Step 5: Enter a username Step 6: Complete the security question Step 7: Click Create Account Step 8: You will then receive a confirmation email to confirm your address. The email will contain a code. Enter this code on the confirmation screen. Once the code is added, you will have access to your Github account!

Duration: 5 minutes Total points: 1 Complete the following steps to answer the question below. Step 1: Go to Github Step 2: Go to the repository that you created during the exercise Step 3: Click on the commit history of the repository. Does the most recent commit message on your respository contain the text Successful exercise similar to the screenshot below? Read Edcent Honor Code Click Complete to take the quiz.

Duration: 15 minutes Total points: 3 Read Edcent Honor Code Click Complete to take the quiz.

In the previous exercise, you used diff to inspect the changes to class.txt. When you ran the command, you saw the following changes. This output shows us the following: Green was removed Blue was added Ivory was removed Charcoal was added Gray was removed Purple was added The diff command is useful for inspecting file changes. GitHub also provides online diff tools. You've seen these when submitting a pull request. You can also historically view changes. Go to the forked repository and click the commits. Click on the hash of the commit you made. This will open the online diff viewer for this specific commit. You'll use diff tools often while managing your GitHub repository. They're very useful for reviewing file changes and investigating when bugs were introduced to code.

Duration: 10 minutes Total points: 3 In the previous exercise, Managing a project in Github, you forked the repository, altered the file, used diff to inspect the changes to class.txt. and pushed the file as a commit. Reflect on the process. Read Edcent Honor Code Click Complete to take the quiz.

Duration: 35 minutes Total points: 10 Read Edcent Honor Code Click Complete to take the quiz.