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@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 ## Intro to Git and GitHub
 
-* The slides are available here: http://slides.com/kirschbombe/git-7/fullscreen
+* The slides are available here: http://slides.com/kirschbombe/learngit/fullscreen
 * Setup instructions here: https://github.com/kirschbombe/learngit/blob/master/setup.md
 * You will also need a GitHub account. You can get one here: https://github.com
 
 #### Bash commands we'll use
 * `cd` : change directory
 * `cd ..` : move up to the parent directory
+* `ls` : list directory contents
+* `ls > list.csv` : print directory contents to a CSV named `list.csv`
 * `touch` : create new file here
 * `pwd` : print working directory
 * `cat` : "concatenate", used to print the contents of a file
diff --git a/git-01_basics.md b/git-01_basics.md
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@@ -1,23 +1,27 @@
 ## Git exercises
 
 ### Configuring Git
-We do this by setting a couple of options in a file found in your home directory
+
+First, let's verify that Git is installed by typing the `git` command (then hit enter)
 
 ```bash
-git config --global user.name "Firstname Lastname"
-git config --global user.email username@company.extension
+git
 ```
 
-Your name and email address is included in every change that you make, so it's easy to keep track of who did what
+This should print out usage and common Git commands. If you get something else, then you probably didn't do the pre-class setup! You can follow the instructions for installing Git here: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Getting-Started-Installing-Git
 
-Also, unless you are a vimwizard, I would recommend changing your default editor to nano
+Now that we've verified Git is installed, let's set up a couple of options in a file found in your home directory
 
 ```bash
-git config --global core.editor nano
+git config --global user.name "Firstname Lastname"
+git config --global user.email username@company.extension
 ```
 
-If you have a different favorite editor, you can type in the appropriate
-command from the table below:
+Your name and email address is included in every change that you make, so it's easy to keep track of who did what
+
+Also, unless you are a vimwizard, I would recommend changing your default editor to nano or your favorite text editor
+
+If you have a favorite editor, you can type in the appropriate command from the table below:
 
 | Editor             | Configuration command                            |
 |:-------------------|:-------------------------------------------------|
@@ -137,7 +141,7 @@ We use the `-m` flag followed by a **commit message** when we make a commit. Eve
 
 > Making a whole bunch of changes and committing them all at once is *BAD*. If you make many commits for many small changes, and one of those changes breaks your code, you can *selectively undo* that change and fix the bug. If you make only one commit, you'll have to re-do everything from scratch :(
 
-It takes a while to get a hang of this, and it helps to read other people's commits to know what to say
+It takes a while to get the hang of this, and it helps to read other people's commits to know what to say
 
 6. Take a few minutes to make some changes to your mammals.txt file and add a new file to your folder. Then add the changes to the staging area and commit your changes following the steps you just took in 4-5.
 
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diff --git a/git-03_branches.md b/inprogress/git-03_branches.md
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@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 ## Git branches
+
diff --git a/setup.md b/setup.md
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--- a/setup.md
+++ b/setup.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ To set your Babun HOME directory to `C:\Users\[username]`, follow these steps:
 * From your Babun shell, execute `rundll32 sysdm.cpl,EditEnvironmentVariables` or search in the Start menu for `env` and select "Select Edit environment variables for your account”
 * Select “New”
     * Name: HOME
-    * Value: C:\Users\[username]
+    * Value: `C:\Users\[username]`
     * Click on “OK”
 * Click on “OK” again
 * In Babun, run `babun install`