Revise Git installation instructions for Mac#1195
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Updated the installation instructions for Git on Mac to recommend using Git-Scm.com and removed directions linking to the abandoned Tim Charper build on Sourceforge.
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Pull request overview
Updates the macOS Git installation guidance to steer readers toward git-scm.com rather than an abandoned third-party SourceForge-hosted installer, keeping the install guide current and safer to follow.
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- Removed the step-by-step instructions that directly linked to the old SourceForge macOS Git installer.
- Reframed the macOS installer section to point readers at git-scm.com.
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| ### Install Git using Git-Scm.com Help | ||
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| 1. Navigate to the latest [macOS Git Installer](https://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/git-2.23.0-intel-universal-mavericks.dmg/download?use_mirror=autoselect) and download the latest version. | ||
| 2. Once the installer has started, follow the instructions as provided until the installation is complete. | ||
| 3. Open the command prompt "terminal" and type `git version` to verify Git was installed. | ||
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| Note: [`git-scm`](https://git-scm.com/download/mac) is a popular and recommended resource for downloading Git on a Mac. The advantage of downloading Git from `git-scm` is that your download automatically starts with the latest version of Git. The download source is the same [macOS Git Installer](https://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/git-2.23.0-intel-universal-mavericks.dmg/download?use_mirror=autoselect) as referenced in the steps above. | ||
| [`git-scm`](https://git-scm.com/download/mac) is a popular and recommended resource for downloading Git on a Mac. The advantage of downloading Git from `git-scm` is that your download automatically starts with the latest version of Git. The download source is the same [macOS Git Installer](https://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/files/git-2.23.0-intel-universal-mavericks.dmg/download?use_mirror=autoselect) as referenced in the steps above. |
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Updated the installation instructions for Git on Mac to recommend using Git-Scm.com and removed directions linking to the abandoned Tim Charper build on Sourceforge.
Overview
The Tim Charper macOS build on Sourceforge has been marked as abandoned, and is also no longer linked to on the page https://git-scm.com/install/mac
The source forge abandoned status can be seen here: https://sourceforge.net/projects/git-osx-installer/
Next steps
The text surrounding this change could also be improved, but I suggest we do this one step at a time.