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Re: How to setup version control on Github?

This looks like a great step-by-step method for teams that want to set up GitHub! I just noticed two small things:
  • The "LF will be replaced by..." message is not an error. Because Windows and *nix (UNIX-like systems such as mac and linux) store line endings differently (Windows uses a sequence two characters, CR and LF, or "carriage return" and "line feed", while *nix systems only use LF), git has a feature that automatically converts between the two, so that the repository's contents are always consistent, even if people have committed from different OS's.
    The answer to this StackOverflow question can make things a bit clearer.
  • Not really a problem, but characters not appearing as you type a password is pretty standard behavior in bash. Although it can be unnerving, it's actually slightly more secure, because people looking over your shoulder can't even tell how long the password is, much less what the characters are.