So far so good – yet the Git plugin isn’t working yet because Sublime Text needs to know the Git’s path (the one you’ve found before). Then look for Git and Enter to install it – visit also at the plugin official page for more information. Then, in Sublime Text do the usual ⌘⇧P to open the Command Palette and start typing “install” – as you type, the actual command will appear, which is Package Control: Install Package. It will help you look for, and install, all the (other) plugins you may ever need. Sublime Text is a really powerful text editor (TextMate is another one I’d suggest): among the plethora of available plugins, install the free Sublime Package Control first and you’ll never regret it (installation instruction here). There are plenty of them, I’ll stick with the free original GitHub app for the Mac.ĭepending on your skills (I’m not a very seasoned Git user, to put it mildly) and preferences, you’ll be able to drive your version control system either via command-line and/or visually through the GitHub app. If you want (I do), you can download as well a GUI Client – providing you with a nice graphic interface. This is what I got, meaning that the path for the git executable is /usr/local/bin/git (or whatever it is on your machine) which is something you’ve to remember.

Launch the installer, and when it’s done open the Terminal (Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app) and type which git

To date, the latest package available is called git-1.8.2.1-intel-universal-snow-leopard.dmg (I’m running it successfully on OSX 10.8.3 Mountain Lion). This post will describe how to setup a local Git repository, sync it with a private DropBox repository for cloud backup (as it were a GitHub hosted one) and use the Sublime Text Git plugin to manage it.ĭownload the latest Git version from the official website.

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