What you need for this book
To follow the examples used in this book and run the provided commands, you will need the Git software, preferably version 2.5.0 or later. Git is available for free on every platform (such as Linux, Windows, and Mac OS X). All examples use the textual Git interface, using the bash shell.
To compile and run sample program, which development is tracked in Chapter 1, Git Basics in Practice, as a demonstration of using version control, you would need working C compiler and the make
program.