2. Setting up Git

Conclusion and next steps

Now that we have configured Git credentials and other important settings, we can finally get to the fun part: creating a new repository and pushing our first changes to it. But first...

Quiz time!

Quiz yourself

1/7: What is the main purpose of the terminal in the context of using Git?

To look cool and impress your significant other

To play video games while coding

To provide a graphical user interface for Git

To allow entering text commands to interact with Git and other functions of the operating system

To automatically write code for you

2/7: What can you typically do in a terminal?

Most tasks that can be done via graphical user interface, like copying files or launching apps

Send output from one command as input to another command

Run the same command on multiple files efficiently

Read the Git manual

All of the above

3/7: What is the purpose of the git config command?

To install Git on your computer

To put your system configuration under version control

To set up your name, email, and other Git preferences

To create a new Git repository

To push changes to a remote repository

4/7: What does the --global option do when used with git config?

It connects to a global Git server

It applies the configuration to the current repository only

It applies the configuration to all repositories on your computer

It sends your configuration to a global Git server

It has no effect on the command

5/7: Why is it important to configure your name and email in Git?

Because there's no more privacy in the world

To identify you as the author of the changes you make

To let Git send you promotional emails

To make your code run faster

It's not important, just an optional formality

6/7: What issue causes the difference in line endings between different operating systems?

A file created on a PC may not display correctly on a Mac

A file created on a Mac may not display correctly on a PC

A file created on Windows may not display correctly on Linux

A file created on Linux may not display correctly on Windows

All of the above

7/7: What was the traditional default branch name in Git?

main

master

default

primary

Awesome job! You've completed the second chapter of the course. Now you're ready to create your first repository and start pushing changes to it. Let's go!

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