Installation Git

Git Installation

Git is only required if you want to get PyAEDT/PyEDB development version.

Linux

1. Compile Git locally

mkdir -p ~/.local/src ~/.local/bin
cd ~/.local/src
curl -LO https://mirrors.edge.kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/git-2.44.0.tar.gz
tar xzf git-2.44.0.tar.gz
cd git-2.44.0
make configure
./configure --prefix=$HOME/.local
make && make install

2. Add to PATH

export PATH="$HOME/.local/bin:$PATH"

Windows

1. Download and install Git from git-scm.com
2. Follow the installer prompts and accept the default settings
3. Verify installation by opening Command Prompt and running:

git --version

Basic Git Operations

Clone a repository

git clone https://github.com/ansys/pyedb.git

Check status

git status

Create a new branch

git checkout -b [branch_name]

Switch to an existing branch

git checkout [branch_name]

Stage changes

git add [file_name]

Commit changes

git commit -m "commit message"

Push changes

git push origin [branch_name]

Pull latest changes

git pull origin [branch_name]