Running our first Git command

From now on, as a matter of convenience, we will use Windows as our platform of reference. Our screenshots will always refer to that platform. In any case, all the Git main commands we will use will work on the platforms we have previously mentioned anyway.

It's time to test our installation. Is Git ready to rock? Let's find out!

Using shell integration, right-click on an empty place on the desktop and choose the new menu item Git Bash Here. It will appear as a new MinTTY shell, providing you a Git-ready bash for Windows:

This is a typical Bash prompt: we can see the user, nando, and the host, computer. Then there's ...

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