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Expand Up @@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ To see if you already have Git installed, open up your terminal application.

Once you've opened your terminal application, type `git version`. The output will either tell you which version of Git is installed, or it will alert you that `git` is an unknown command. If it's an unknown command, read further and find out how to install Git.

## Install Git Using GitHub Desktop

Installing GitHub Desktop will also install the latest version of Git if you don't already have it. With GitHub Desktop, you get a command-line version of Git with a robust GUI. Regardless of if you have Git installed or not, GitHub Desktop offers a simple collaboration tool for Git. You can [learn more here](https://desktop.github.com/).

## Install Git on Windows

1. Navigate to the latest [Git for Windows installer](https://gitforwindows.org/) and download the latest version.
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