Install-Software "Git"

Install the version control system "Git" on Windows.

Getting Started
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Introduction

Install the version control system “Git ” on Windows OS using the package management system “WinGet .”

Prerequisites

Installation

Introduce how to install “Git” using the package management tool “WinGet .” Start Command Prompt or PowerShell:

  1. START MENU → Type cmd or powershell
  2. ENTER

and Check the latest version:

winget search Git.Git --exact

Name ID      Version  Source
--------------------------------
Git  Git.Git 2.48.1   winget

Install Git by specifying the ID and Source as follows:

winget install --id Git.Git --source winget --exact

Verification

Close and reopen Command Prompt or PowerShell. The installation is complete if the version information is output with the following command:

git --version

git version 2.47.1.windows.1

Initial Settings

git config --global user.name "<type your user name>"
git config --global user.email "<type your email address>"
git config --global gui.encoding UTF-8

Terms

Git

Git is a distributed version control system (DVCS). By using Git, software developers can efficiently manage script versions and obtain publicly available software. This site primarily uses Git for obtaining the author’s custom scripts.

The difference between “Git ” and “GitHub ”

Git: A distributed version control system. A tool that can manage the revision history of source code.

GitHub: A web platform based on Git. A web service that provides repository hosting, collaboration, code review, issue tracking, and other features.