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Mission 02: Create Your GitHub Identity

Mission 2 of 9

Create Your GitHub Identity

Set up your GitHub account, SSH/HTTPS access, and configure Git username and email.

Create a GitHub account

Set local Git user name and user email

Understand remote vs local repositories

Mission Prerequisites

Git Installed

Browser Access

Mission Tasks (0 / 3)

Click tasks as you execute them locally

TASK 01

Configure Git Global Name

Set your global Git name that will identify your commits.

$git config --global user.name "Your Name"

Expected Output: No error message returned.

TASK 02

Configure Git Global Email

Set your global Git email matching your GitHub account email.

$git config --global user.email "your.email@example.com"

Expected Output: No error message returned.

TASK 03

Verify Git Configuration

List git configuration settings.

$git config --list

Expected Output: user.name=... and user.email=... printed in terminal

Expected Result

Your local Git identity is properly bound to your name and GitHub email.

Super Admin Verified Mission (+100 XP)

Submit Proof of Completion

Upload a Screenshot (PNG/JPG) or PDF Document showing your executed code/output. Submitting allows you to immediately continue to the next mission while Super Admin verifies your work!

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