== Git Source Control System ==

MacPorts uses [https://git-scm.com/ Git] as its version control system. Git documentation is also available [https://git-scm.com/doc on the web]. The Git command line client is shipped with Xcode 4.1 and later, and is also available through MacPorts. Git GUI clients are built in to [https://developer.apple.com/xcode/ Xcode] and [http://www.bbedit.com BBEdit].

== Browsing the MacPorts Sources Online ==

You may browse the MacPorts Git sources online [https://github.com/macports on GitHub].

== Checking out MacPorts sources using Git ==

To checkout the sources with Git:

{{{
# Checkout the macports base master branch
git clone https://github.com/macports/macports-base.git macports-base
}}}

This will check out the base repository; there are several other repositories including `macports-ports` for the ports tree. Check out any of these that you wish to use as above, simple replacing `macports-base` with the name of the repository you want.

When pushing commits to the repository on GitHub, git will prompt for a username and password. You need to use your GitHub handle, not your MacPorts one. You can set up [https://help.github.com/articles/caching-your-github-password-in-git/ password caching] to avoid being asked every time.