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# How to Git started
## Using a GUI
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You can use any GUI for git, the ones we use are Fork and Sourcetree
You can download these at https://www.sourcetreeapp.com/ and https://git-fork.com/
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For other GUIs check out https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis/
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## Set up git
Set up your git info
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```shell
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*** Please tell me who you are.
Run
git config --global user.email "you@example.com"
git config --global user.name "Your Name"
to set your account's default identity.
Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository.
```
If you want to save your https credentials run
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```shell
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git config --global credential.helper store
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Omit --global to set the identity only in this repository.
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```
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## Saving changes
unstage by using
```shell
use "git reset HEAD <file>..." to unstage
```
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Track remote branch
```shell
git checkout --track origin/<branch>
```
Delete remote branch
```shell
git push <remote_name> --delete <branch_name>
git remote prune <remote_name>
```