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==Installation==

To install Git from source, go to http://git-scm.com/download and downloading the appropriate tarball.

Configure is straightforward to run:

<source lang="bash">
#!/bin/sh

./configure --prefix=${HOME}/pkg/git/1.x.y
</source>

or whatever version you downloaded.

Run this, then run

<source lang="bash">
make

make install
</source>

and you should be good to go. Don't forget to add git to your <code>$PATH</code> first, though.

==Configuring==

===What files?===

The file <code>/etc/gitconfig</code> sets the system-wide git configuration (lowest precedence).

The file <code>~/.gitconfig</code> sets the user-wide git configuration (middle precedence).

The file <code>.git/config</code> sets the project-specific configuration (highest precedence).

===First things first===

Set your name and email:

<pre>
$ git config --global user.name "First Last"
$ git config --global user.email me@email.com
</pre>

Also set your default editor:

<pre>
$ git config --global core.editor vim
</pre>

The <code>--global</code> flag sets this for your system-wide (specific to you as a user, anyway) git profile. If you leave off the global flag, it sets it for a specific project only.

You can check your config settings by running <code>git config --list</code>:

<pre>
$ git config --list
user.name=First Last
user.email=me@email.com
[...]
</pre>