Changes between Version 14 and Version 15 of Git/GitHome


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Timestamp:
Dec 26, 2012, 2:35:34 PM (10 years ago)
Author:
Beman Dawes
Comment:

Add authentication hint

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  • Git/GitHome

    v14 v15  
    77[http://git-scm.com/downloads Downloads] are available for various platforms.
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    9 [http://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/ TortoiseGIT], a port of TortoiseSVN, of great interest to Windows users who prefer a GUI interface or already use TortoiseSVN.
     9=== Windows ==
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     11[http://code.google.com/p/tortoisegit/ TortoiseGIT], a port of TortoiseSVN, is recommended for Windows users who prefer a GUI interface or already use TortoiseSVN.
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    1113 || **Windows hint:** If you install TortoiseGIT, avoid incompatibilities by using the command line version of Git that TortoiseGIT installs. I.E. place {{{C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\cmd}}} in your path ahead of any other git binaries, such as cygwin. ||
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     15 || **Windows hint:** If you choose SSL as your authentication method when installing Git, be sure to use {{{"C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\Git Bash"}}} to generate SSH keys as described in [https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys#platform-windows GitHub help]. Otherwise the {{{.ssh}}} directory may get generated in the wrong location, and !GitHub authentication will fail. ||
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    1317== Learning to use Git ==