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getting git for Mac OS X
* Debian/Ubuntu: <code>apt-get install git</code>
* Fedora: <code>yum install git-core</code>
* Mac OS X (intel) Download git from here http://git-scm.com/download/mac.
* Mac OS X (PPC) Although the git download above is called 'git-1.8.4.2-intel-universal-snow-leopard.dmg', implying that this is a universal binary, in fact only the installer is universal, the binary to be installed in actually intel only. On a PPC you will need to build git manually. Follow the instructions here: http://jnorthr.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/building-a-git-client-1-8-2-on-apple-imac-ppc-osx-10-5-8/. I think you will also need some additional tools like 'msgfmt'. I don't think this is installed by the Apple development tool Xcode, but fortunately I have it either via fink which I installed some time ago, or via MacPorts which I installed more recently.
Git includes your name and email address in commits. To configure them, use the following commands: