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* https://msysgit.googlecode.com/files/Git-1.8.1.2-preview20130201.exe
* https://msysgit.googlecode.com/files/Git-1.8.1.2-preview20130201.exe

You'll also want to tell git your name and email address. To do this, type:

git config --global user.name "your-user-name"
git config --global user.email "your email"

You can test that they've successfully been set by typing:

git config --global user.name "your-user-name"
git config --global user.email


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Revision as of 03:51, 28 September 2013

Just one step

To install git on Windows, download and install this .exe.

Note: It will ask you a bunch of questions. It is a good idea to accept the defaults.

You'll also want to tell git your name and email address. To do this, type:

   git config --global user.name "your-user-name"
   git config --global user.email "your email"

You can test that they've successfully been set by typing:

   git config --global user.name "your-user-name"
   git config --global user.email

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