Install Git 2.21.0 On Windows

Install Git On Windows

Step 1:

To download the latest version of Git, click on the link below:

Download Git for Windows from Here

Great! Your file is being downloaded.

Step 2:

After your download is complete, Run the .exe file in your system.

Step 3:

After you have pressed the Run button and agreed to the license, -> Next -> you will find a window prompt to select components to be installed.

After you have made selection of your desired components, click on Next>.

Step 4: choose the editor

Step 5: The next prompt window will let you choose the adjustment of your path environment. This is where you decide how do you want to use Git.

You can select any of the three options according to your needs. But for beginners, I recommend using Use Git From Git Bash Only

Step 6: Choose HTTPS transport backend as -> OpenSSL library

Step 7: select Window-Style line ending -> Next

Step 8:

Choose your terminal.

You can choose one from the options. you can choose the window’s default console window (cmd.exe).

Or

The default terminal of MYSYS2 which is a collection of GNU utilities like bash, make, gawk and grep to allow building of applications and programs which depend on traditionally UNIX tools to be present.

Step 9: The next step is to choose features for your Git. You get three options and you can choose any of them, all of them or none of them as per your needs. Let me tell you what these features are:

The first is the option to Enable file system caching.

Caching is enabled through Cache manager, which operates continuously while Windows is running. File data in the system file cache is written to the disk at intervals determined by the operating system, and the memory previously used by that file data is freed.

The second option is to enable Git Credential Manager.

The Git Credential Manager for Windows (GCM) is a credential helper for Git. It securely stores your credentials in the Windows CM so that you only need to enter them once for each remote repository you access. All future Git commands will reuse the existing credentials.

The third option is to Enable symbolic links.

Symbolic links or symlinks are nothing but advanced shortcuts. You can create symbolic links for each individual file or folder, and these will appear like they are stored in the folder with symbolic link.

I have selected the first two features only.

Step 10: Now Click on Install

Step 11: Now you have got all you need. Select Launch Git Bash and click on Finish.