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@@ -16,6 +16,15 @@ $ mkdir projects
 $ cd projects
 ```
 
+Configure git on your machine. Some basic configurations follow:
+
+``` bash
+$ git config --global user.name "FirstName OtherNames LastName"
+$ git config --global user.email email@example.com
+$ git config --global credential.helper ’cache --timeout=3600’
+$ git config --global color.ui auto 
+```
+
 Clone the repository.
 
 ``` bash