Getting Started with Git and Github

A brief podcast on how to get started with this extremely popular source code manager.
What is Git?
Git is an open source distributed version control system. It is fast, and small making it an extremely popular subversioning software SCM (Source Code Manager). Some of its competitors are Subversion (SVN), CVS, Perforce, and Clear Case.

you use it for tracking updates and versions of files and text documents. You can track all types of files, but it is most useful for Software source code, weapplications.

Lets get started
- Git can be a little tough
- Understand it best through the command line
- A good resource is Git Essential Training with Kevin Skoglund
- installing git tutorials from git-scm.com or github.com
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Git on Mac
- install apples command line tools.
- access it with Terminal
Git on Windows
- In the main Git web site, it's going to be at http://git-scm.com.
- download the exe