General GIT installation page:
http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-GitMac Specific:
Install Brew - Mac package installer
This "brew" tool will be useful for many other things...
$ ruby -e "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.github.com/Homebrew/homebrew/go/install)"
Check existing version of git
$ git --version
git version 1.8.5.2 (Apple Git-48)
We can see that I had not the newest GIT (1.8.5), but I want to latest and greatest...
Install the latest and greatest git version
$ brew install git
/usr/local/Cellar/git/1.9.0: 1322 files, 30M
At this point the new GIT is installed, however the old GIT is still being used..$ git --version
git version 1.8.5.2 (Apple Git-48)
Checking the NEW GIT at different location...uki@ bin $ /usr/local/Cellar/git/1.9.0/bin/git --version
git version 1.9.0
Edit the PATH so he new GIT tool is found first
Open Applications > Utilities > Terminal.appWe will be editing .profile file located in your home folder (~), this file may not be showing in your Finder, so you might need to do it in vi editor.