Git
====

`Git <http://git-scm.com>`_ is our source control software.  Download and install git on your local machine.

.. note::

    All InterMine code is available via JCenter as executable JARs. We do not recommend downloading the source code. 

1. install the Git command line tool

	.. code-block:: bash

		$ sudo apt-get install git-core

2. configure your user and email

	.. code-block:: bash

		$ git config --global user.name "Name Surname"
		$ git config --global user.email "your.email@gmail.com"

3. Our code is available on `GitHub <https://github.com/intermine/intermine>`_
	a. `create your account in github <https://github.com/signup/free>`_
	b. login and go in 'Account Settings' section to configure the `SSH keys <https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys>`_
      
 
.. index:: git