The steps mentioned in the following sections are required to install Git on Windows and Linux:
Installing Git on Windows/Linux
Installing Git on Windows
To install Git on Windows, follow these steps:
- You can download Git from https://git-scm.com/downloads:
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- Click on the downloaded executable and proceed with the installation steps.
- Accept the license agreement and click on Next.
- Select all the components and click on Next, as shown in the following screenshot:
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- Choose the default editor used by Git, and click on Next.
- Adjust your path environment by selecting the appropriate environment and click on Next, as shown in the following screenshot:
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- Choose Use OpenSSH as the SSH executable...