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Git for Windows

Purposes

Git for Windows focuses on offering a lightweight, native set of tools that bring the full feature set of the Git SCM to Windows while providing appropriate user interfaces for experienced Git users and novices alike.

Steps

  1. Visit the link Git for Windows
  2. Click Download for the installation file
  3. Run the installation by double-click the downloaded file
  4. Follow the guidelines in finishing the installation
  5. You are now equipped with the Git Command Line, Git GUI and Shell Integration
  6. Open the Terminal, try running git --version

Goals

  • Able to run git --version command, and it shows you the current version of git

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