
EGit: EGit is a plugin for Eclipse which allows you to interface with Git.The recommended version tested with this tutorial is Eclipse Mars 4.2, Eclipse IDE for Java Developer. Eclipse ( Download Eclipse): Download and install Eclipse (if not already installed).Additionally you will also need a GitHub account. To get started you need the following software installed on your computer: Eclipse, and EGit. Commit changes to a file in the GitHub project from Eclipse.

Clone/fork an existing project from GitHub and import it into Eclipse.Set up and install Eclipse with EGit, and get a GitHub account.(The tutorial was originally created on GitHub and hosted here.)

Eclipse is heavily used to program in Java, as well as in other languages like C++, and even Python (via PyDev).

This tutorial in the context of the Reproducible Research Workshop provides you with the first steps on how to use Git with the Eclipse IDE.
