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timcharper / git_osx_installer

Installer for OS X
http://code.google.com/p/git-osx-installer
MIT License
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Problems to download Git 2.8.1 on OSX El Capitan #77

Open mjoseFreeman opened 8 years ago

mjoseFreeman commented 8 years ago

Hi all, I am really new to all of this. I downloaded the new version of Git (2.8.1) on my OSX 10.11.5 but can't find it anywhere. It is not on the applications folder. I tried to find it but it's not on my computer :( What am I doing wrong? Thank you for your help and sorry for my silly question. Best, Joey

anneliseschulzz commented 8 years ago

I am having the same problem

mjoseFreeman commented 8 years ago

Hi Annelise, it seems that it downloads but I still can't find it but if you go to Terminal git works. Check what happens when you go to Terminal and type: git --version Then hit the Enter key.

It should print the version of the installed Git program. Like: git version 2.8.1 I hope it works.

maywang90 commented 8 years ago

I have the same problem

ChristianSiegert commented 8 years ago

git is a command-line program. When you install git using git OSX Installer, git is installed in the directory /usr/local/git. You won’t find it in the application folder. See `README.txt´ when you open the installer.

If you want a GUI (graphical user interface), you have to download an additional program. See https://git-scm.com/download/gui/mac.

herikaferreira commented 8 years ago

I am having the same problem

fortius246 commented 8 years ago

ChristianSiegert, maybe an obvious question, but I just want to make sure I understand...is the GUI link provide GUI's for writing and managing Git programs on your hard drive versus Github which manages Git program/files in the cloud to share with others?