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.
