Installing Git on Windows
To do develoment for Android you will most likely want to install Git in order to get at various source code repositories. The Git software is source code management software like Subversion
and others. Historically, Git on Windows required that Cygwin first be
installed. To use Git on Windows you will first need Cygwin installed
but the MSysGit project is a “native” port of Git for Windows.Environment- Windows Vista SP1
- Git 1.6.3-preview
Installing Git on Windows- Run the Git installer executable.
- In the Welcome window, click the Next button.
- In the License Information window, click the Next button.
- In the Destination Location window, enter the directory you wish to install Git to, then click the Next button.
- In the Start Menu Folder
window, specify the name you would like to use for the software on the
Start Menu (just use the default of Git), then click the Next button.
- In the Additional Tasks
window, specify which icons you would like created and what sort of
Windows Explorer integration you would like, then click the Next button.
- In the PATH
window, you can specify if you want Git to be accessibly only from a
Cygwin window, from a Windows Command Prompt window, or from any shell
using Unix tools by default. I like to choose the second option (Run
Git from the Windows Command Prompt). Make your selection, then click
the Next button.
- In the SSH executable
window, you can specify whether to use the ssh tool that comes with Git
or you can tell Git to use the PLink tool that comes with the PuTTY
software (if you have PuTTY installed). Choose the appropriate option,
then click the Next button.
- In the CR/LF behavior window, specify the type of line endings you wish to use. Since this is a Windows system, choose the second option (Use Windows style line endings), then click the Next button.
- The Installing window will appear and the Git files will be installed on your system. Once complete, the Completing window will appear, so click the Finish button.
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