[GitHub] [arrow] thisisnic commented on a change in pull request #11866: ARROW-14752: [Doc] Steps in making your first PR - Set up

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thisisnic commented on a change in pull request #11866:
URL: https://github.com/apache/arrow/pull/11866#discussion_r764844002



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File path: docs/source/developers/guide/step_by_step/set_up.rst
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 ******
 Set up
 ******
+
+Install and setup Git
+=====================
+
+The Arrow project is developed using `Git <https://git-scm.com/>`_
+for version control which is easily available for all common
+operating systems.
+
+You can follow the instructions to install Git from GitHub
+where Arrow repository is hosted, following
+`the quickstart instructions <https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/set-up-git>`_.
+
+When Git is set up do not forget to configure your name and email
+
+.. code:: console
+
+   $ git config --global user.name "Your Name"
+   $ git config --global user.email your.email@example.com
+
+and `authenticate with GitHub <https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/set-up-git#next-steps-authenticating-with-github-from-git>`_
+as this will allow you to interact with GitHub without typing
+a username and password each time you execute a git command.
+
+.. note::
+
+   This guide assumes you are comfortable working from the command line.
+   Some IDEs allow you to manage a git repository, but may implicitly run

Review comment:
       ```suggestion
      Some IDEs allow you to manage a Git repository, but may implicitly run
   ```

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File path: docs/source/developers/guide/step_by_step/set_up.rst
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@@ -27,3 +27,100 @@
 ******
 Set up
 ******
+
+Install and setup Git

Review comment:
       ```suggestion
   Install and set up Git
   ```




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