Git Installation Guide

for Windows
Git Installation Guide for Windows:
Git is a tool used for source code management. It is a free and open-source version control system used to
handle small to very large projects efficiently. Git is used to track changes in the source code, enabling multiple
developers to work together on non-linear development.

Image depicts the exact utility of Git (repository)

Now that we have understood the utility and importance of Git, let us install and use it for our source codes and
mini projects (in future)! Afterall, we are the future developers!

Installation guide for Windows :

Click here to go to the Download page.
Double click on the most recent version of Git to download Git for your Windows system.
3. You will see an install prompt like the one shown below, click on Yes.

4. Click on Next and proceed further with checking ‘agree to the GNU license terms

5. Select the directory of your choice where you want Git to be installed or simply proceed with the default

location as shown below. Click on Next.

6. Select the components that you wish to install (if you are already familiar with Git) or just proceed with the

default selection as shown below. Click on Next.

7. Go ahead with choosing the default editor for Git as shown below and click on Next.

8. Select ‘Git from the command line and also 3rd party-software’, as shown below. Click on Next.
9. Select the SSL/TLS library that Git will use for HTTPs connections, as shown below :

10. Select ‘Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings’ option as shown below:

11. Select your terminal emulator, default behavior of git pull, and some extra configuring options. For the

simplest installation, keep MinTTY for the terminal emulator, use the default behavior (fast-forward or

merge), and enable file system caching in configuring extra options.

12. After selecting your configuration options, click on Install to complete the process.
13. Click on Finish.

14. To check if the Git installation was successful, use the following command in the terminal,

git --version

This should return the version of git that has been installed.

Congratulations, future developers! Your Git is ready to use now !