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--- newdevs:git:install [2021/03/04 16:10] – [3. Choose a Text Editor] tmccanna
+++ newdevs:git:install [2023/12/13 15:03] (current) – tmccanna
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 ====== Git for Windows ======
-===== Installation and Configuration =====
+//If you are running Evergreen on an Ubuntu virtual machine, git should already be installed, but this will allow you to code on a Windows machine without a virtual machine. The git commands will be the same regardless of the environment.//
+===== Installation and Configuration =====
 ==== 1. Create an SSH Key ====
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     * Open Git Bash.
     * At the prompt, type "git version" - Git should respond with the version that is installed
-    * Set up your user name and password with these commands:
+    * Set up your user name and password with these commands: <code bash>git config --global user.name "FirstName LastName"
-<code bash>
+git config --global user.email "youremail@domain.com"</code>
-git config --global user.name "FirstName LastName"
+  - Add your key <code bash>ssh-add /path/to/your_private_key</code>
-git config --global user.email "youremail@domain.com"
+  - If the SSH key you use for this Git repo isn't located at: ~/.ssh/id_rsa then you will need the following configuration file in ~/.ssh/config: <code>
-</code>
+  Host git.evergreen-ils.org
+    IdentityFile=<LOCATION OF YOUR SSH KEY></code>
 **Navigating Within Git Bash**
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       * On the Advanced tab, click Environment Variables
     - In the System variables section, select the Path variable and click Edit.
-    - At the end of the existing Path variable, type a semicolon and then enter the Notepad++ file path (found above).
+    - At the end of the existing Path variable, type a semicolon and then enter the Notepad++ file path (found above). (Or, if paths are shown in a list, add New entry.)
   - Verify that Git Bash recognizes the new command.
     - Open Git Bash.
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 ==== 4. Clone the Evergreen Repository ====
+//Note that these steps assume you have read-only access to origin and write access to working.//
   - Create a folder to store your repositories / branches (for example, C:\Users\yourname\EGProjects).