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Open up a terminal window and install Git using the following command: brew install git.

If you already have Homwbrew installed, you can follow the below steps to install Git: Homebrew is a popular package manager for macOS.

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The download source is the same macOS Git Installer as referenced in the steps above. The advantage of downloading Git from git-scm is that your download automatically starts with the latest version of Git. Note: git-scm is a popular and recommended resource for downloading Git on a Mac.

Open the command prompt 'terminal' and type git version to verify Git was installed.

Once the installer has started, follow the instructions as provided until the installation is complete.

Navigate to the latest macOS Git Installer and download the latest version.

However, if you don't have Git installed for whatever reason, you can install the latest version of Git using one of several popular methods as listed below: Install Git From an Installer Most versions of MacOS will already have Git installed, and you can activate it through the terminal with git version. The download source is the same Git for Windows installer as referenced in the steps above.

The advantage of downloading Git from git-scm is that your download automatically starts with the latest version of Git included with the recommended command prompt, Git Bash. Note: git-scm is a popular and recommended resource for downloading Git for Windows. Type git version to verify Git was installed.Open the windows command prompt (or Git Bash if you selected not to use the standard Git Windows Command Prompt during the Git installation).Once the installer has started, follow the instructions as provided in the Git Setup wizard screen until the installation is complete.Navigate to the latest Git for Windows installer and download the latest version.Regardless of if you have Git installed or not, GitHub Desktop offers a simple collaboration tool for Git. With GitHub Desktop, you get a command line version of Git with a robust GUI. Installing GitHub Desktop will also install the latest version of Git if you don't already have it.

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If it's an unknown command, read further and find out how to install Git. The output will either tell you which version of Git is installed, or it will alert you that git is an unknown command. Once you've opened your terminal application, type git version.

If you're on a Windows machine, open the windows command prompt or 'Git Bash'.If you're on a Mac, look for a command prompt application called 'Terminal'.To see if you already have Git installed, open up your terminal application.

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In fact, Git comes installed by default on most Mac and Linux machines! Checking for Git Git checkout will be the more appropriate command for this scenario, by allowing to observe and branch out of a previous commit, while keeping all the changes and history intact.Git can be installed on the most common operating systems like Windows, Mac, and Linux. If I understood the question correctly, git reset violates what's asked for in the original question, as quoted: 'I would just simply like to go back with the option of going forward again'. Git reset is a destructive command that deletes changes following the target commit (commit-hash when running git reset or the latest commit when running git reset). For example: git reset f7823ab -hardĪ strong caveat should be given before considering using git reset. To get the original state of the commit that you want to 'revert', you have to pass -hard. So, all changes made, since that commit you reset to, will still be there. Have in mind that, by default, the option -mixed is passed to git reset. Or to a specific commit by git reset f7823ab Or some more commits (for example 3) by git reset HEAD^3 You will go back to the previous commit with git reset HEAD^ Most clients provide this in their UI using the same vocabulary (usually, you are able to select a commit and reset to it via context menu). To mention a few (that support git reset):

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GitHub Desktop is more of a tool to synchronize your repositories and not a full featured GUI client.īut that doesn't mean you have to use the command line, since there are alternatives. This is not possible with GitHub Desktop. In general, you can go back to a commit in your history with git reset.

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