Windows – Which version of Git to use with Windows

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I wish to install Git on Windows 7. There appears to be two versions. I will be using it in conjunction with Tortoise Git.

An answer on StackOverflow indicated that I should use msysgit if used with Windows. The ProGit book which I purchased also references the old Google link which has been redirected to msysgit. I've installed it, however, later have found that Tortoise Git wiki indicates the latter.

Which software should be installed given my requirements described above?

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I personally have installed msysgit with TortoiseGit, and perfectly worked all the time.

It's updated more frequently and and integrates perfectly with TortoiseGit.

EDIT: At 2016 msysgit it is not recomended version anymore in fact now redirects to http://git-scm.com/ , now download Git from https://git-scm.com/download/win

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Commit vs push and stash in git

Push and pull are specific to decentralized Version Control Systems.

You should read this book http://book.git-scm.com/ It explains all you need to know

With DCVSs, the repository is local. If you just commit, it won't be shared on the remote server.

The push command sends your local commits to the remote server, and merges them.

Pull = Fetch + Merge Git gets the commits from the remote server (fetch) as a remote tracking branch, then merges them in your branch.

Stashing is a special feature. It allows you to store your uncommited modifications into a stash, and deletes it from the branch you are working on. You can retreive them later by applying the stash.

It's really useful when you're in the middle of a big change, and you just want to do a quick fix. You just have to stash you changes, write the fix, commit it and then applying your saved stash to go back to your work.

Windows – Why can’t I install Git for Windows with OpenSSH

I've run into this before. Much needs to be done to switch to OpenSSH.

Edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\setup.ini and REMOVE the following lines (IF they are in the file):
```
GIT_SSH=C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY\plink.exe
SVN_SSH=C:\Program Files (x86)\PuTTY\plink.exe
```
Edit C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\profile and REMOVE the line
```
export PLINK_PROTOCOL=ssh
```
Make sure you have an SSH private key file. File is in OpenSSH format NOT in PuTTY private key format, .ppk.
Create a .ssh directory for the Git user and copy the id_rsa file there.
```
md c:\Users\Git_User\.ssh
```
Open a DOS command Window and type in the command
```
set | more
```
Look for GIT_SSH and SVN_SSH
If found, this indicates that it is configured in the Windows Environmental variables. You will need to remove it from there.

From the Start Menu, open the Control Panel

Select User Accounts
Select Change my environment variables
Highlight GIT_SSH ...
Click on Delete
Click on OK

Repeat this for SVN_SSH.

On my machine, doing these operations DISABLES TortoiseGit. It might be better to fix your Git config to use TortoiseGitPlink.exe. There is also a TortoisePlink.exe in the TortoiseGit/bin directory - don't use it. TortoisePlink.exe does NOT work for me.

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