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On Windows, we're going to install a package called Git Bash which will not only give us access to the <code>git</code> version control system, but also a number of command line utilities useful for open source development, including <code>diff</code> and <code>patch</code>.
On Windows, we're going to install a package called Git Bash which will not only give us access to the <code>git</code> version control system, but also a number of command line utilities useful for open source development, including <code>diff</code> and <code>patch</code>.


<div style="font-size:125%">[http://openhatch.org/ &raquo; Please visit http://msysgit.github.io/ now and follow the Git Bash download instructions &laquo;]</div>
<div style="font-size:125%">[http://msysgit.github.io/ &raquo; Please visit http://msysgit.github.io/ now and follow the Git Bash download instructions &laquo;]</div>


You'll be prompted to make a couple of choices during the installation. Please accept the defaults unless you know you should do otherwise.
You'll be prompted to make a couple of choices during the installation. Please accept the defaults unless you know you should do otherwise.

Latest revision as of 00:19, 10 April 2014

Install Git Bash

Let's install git, a popular version control system for managing and collaborating on open source projects.

On Windows, we're going to install a package called Git Bash which will not only give us access to the git version control system, but also a number of command line utilities useful for open source development, including diff and patch.

You'll be prompted to make a couple of choices during the installation. Please accept the defaults unless you know you should do otherwise.

Success!

Now you have git installed.

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