{"id":3052,"date":"2022-11-11T12:07:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-11T12:07:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gridhosting.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=3052"},"modified":"2022-11-08T06:20:12","modified_gmt":"2022-11-08T06:20:12","slug":"how-to-check-and-update-git-version-on-linux-windows-mac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gridhosting.co.uk\/blogs\/how-to-check-and-update-git-version-on-linux-windows-mac\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Check and Update Git Version on Linux, Windows, Mac?"},"content":{"rendered":"

One can install Git on some of the common operating systems such as Windows, Mac, and Linux. Additionally, GIT is already available in some operating systems like Linux and Mac Laptops.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to check whether my operating system has GIT?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Well, a good question indeed, you can easily check whether GIT is there in your system or not by opening up your terminal applications. In case you are using a Mac Book look for a command prompt application which is known as \u2018terminal\u2019. However, if you are using windows<\/a><\/strong> then open a command prompt or GIT bash to check if the GIT is installed already.<\/span><\/p>\n

After opening the command prompt on your desktop laptop, you have to type the GIT version. There will be a response over your screen to let you know what version of GIT is there. Sometimes there shows an alert in response that says unknown command. This means you have to install GIT into your operating system.<\/span><\/p>\n

However, you don\u2019t need to worry as we are here to explain how to install <\/span>Git Version on Linux<\/b><\/a>. Before that, we will explain GIT in detail.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is GIT? Check and Update Git Version on Linux<\/b><\/h2>\n

Keeping Gits updated helps you to make full use of its features\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Below are the pre-requisites for GIT updating\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. A system running Linux, Windows, or macOS<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. An installed version of Git<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Access to the terminal window (Linux, macOS) or command prompt (Windows)<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. An account having administrator-level privileges<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Once you have all the above mentioned you are one step closer to <\/span>updating<\/b> the <\/span>Git version on Linux<\/b><\/p>\n

    Firstly, you need to check your version and follow the below commands for the purpose\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n