Installing Git in Windows

INSTALLING GIT IN WINDOWS 

A step-by-step tutorial to help you install Git in your Windows system.

 

Disclaimer: This tutorial aims at helping you install Git with basic configurations. It facilitates you to execute all the codes and perform all Git operations, discussed in this course, easily.

Step 1: Download the installer from http://git-scm.com.

Step 2: After the download is complete, click the .exe file. The “Open File” window opens.

Step 3: Click Run in the “Open File” window. The Git setup window appears.

Step 4: Click Next.

Step 5: Select the folder where you want to install Git. Click Next.

Step 6: Keep the default elements checked and click Next.

Step 7: Click Next.

Step 8: Select “Use Git from the Windows Command Prompt.” Click Next.

Step 9: Select “Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings,” this will automatically convert line-feed to carriage return and vice versa. Click Next.

Step 10: Select “Use MinTTY (the default terminal of MSYS2),” to support the resizable window Click Next.

Step 11: Keep the boxes checked, this will help you use caching and Git credential manager. Click Install.

Step 12: Wait for the install to finish.

Step 13: Select “Launch Git Bash,” click Finish.

Step 14: Open the Git CMD. The Git console opens.

Step 15: Execute “git --version” to verify your installation. This should output the appropriate Git version.

You have successfully installed Git.