Changes between Version 2 and Version 3 of StartGitHub


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Timestamp:
Dec 26, 2012, 3:06:46 PM (10 years ago)
Author:
Beman Dawes
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Tweak wording

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  • StartGitHub

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    77The first step to get started is to open a !GitHub account. [https://github.com Do that] now if you haven't done so already.
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    9  || **Windows hint:** If you choose SSL as your authentication method when installing Git, be sure to use {{{"C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\Git Bash"}}} to generate SSH keys as described in [https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys#platform-windows GitHub help]. Otherwise the {{{.ssh}}} directory may get generated in the wrong location, and !GitHub authentication will fail. ||
     9 || **Windows hint:** To generate !GitHub SSH authentication keys, as described in [https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys#platform-windows GitHub help], be sure to use {{{"C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\Git Bash"}}}. Otherwise the {{{.ssh}}} directory may not get generated in your HOMEPATH directory, and !GitHub authentication will fail. ||
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    1111Once you are logged into your !GitHub account, https://github.com/ will take you to your !GitHub home page. The **!GitHub Bootcamp** will be at the top, and you probably want to leave it in place there until you become familiar with each of its four activities.