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Installing Git on Windows

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Installing Git on Windows

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- [Instructor] Throughout the course, I'll be using a Mac for the exercises and demonstrations. However, if you're working on a Windows computer, you can still follow along with these exercises. So let's go through the process of installing Git for Windows. To download and install Git, go to the website at git-scm.com and select the Windows option. Download the latest version. Once the download is complete, open the .exe file. I'm currently using Windows 11 for this installation. If you see this prompt, select Yes to start the installation. Next, we'll see information about the licensing. Click Next to continue. By default, Git will be installed into you Program Files folder. Select Next again to continue. This screen shows options for installing different components. The defaults can be left as they are. Git Bash and Git GUI are alternative tools for using Git instead of PowerShell. You can keep these options checked during the installation in case you want to try them later. This…

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