Git is GPL version control system used primarily for distributed development of projects, even ones with large amounts of data. The important part here is Version Control System — it means that it’s a software that track changes in files and compare different versions, and do many other nice things, like going back to previous versions of a certain file. Every working directory in Git is a full-fledged repository which has a complete history. Therefore in git one can work without a network connection and sync his/her changes when the network is there.

Requirements

Following items are required for this tutorial:

• A server or VPS running Debian 8
• A root or sudo user account

Installing Git

Before you install Git, make sure that your system is updated by executing the following command:

Now install Git with following apt-get command:

This is the only command that is needed to install Git. The next step is to configure Git.

Configuring Git

Git implements version control using mainly two settings:

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