Objective
Install Git in a Windows OS.
Prerequisites
- Windows OS machine
- Internet Connection
Steps
Step 1: Download Installer
- Go to https://git-scm.com/downloads
- Choose your operating system.
- Go to the directory where you downloaded your installer and select the application.
- Select “Next”
- On the “Select Components” screen, make sure:
- Windows Explorer Integration > Checked
- Git LFS (Large File Support) > Checked
- Associate .git*…> Checked
- Associate .sh files..> Checked
- Click Next
- On “Choosing the default editor used by Git” screen, select “Use VSC as Git’s default editor”. Then, click “Next”.
- Select the second option “Git from the command line and also from 3rd-party software”. Then, click “Next”.
- Select “Use OpenSSH”. Then, hit “Next”.
- Select “Use the OpenSSL library”. Then, “Next”.
- Select “Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings”. Then, “Next”.
- Select “Use Windows’ default console window”. Then, “Next”.
- Enable file system caching > Checked
- Enable Git Credential Manager > Checked
- Make sure “Enable experimental,…” is unchecked and then hit “Install”.