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--- newdevs:git:install [2022/10/24 11:13] – 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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 ==== 2. Install and Configure Git ====
-//If you are running an Ubuntu virtual machine, git should already be set up, but if you are using Windows this is handy.//
 Git is the software version control system that Evergreen (and many other open source software programs) uses. Git Bash is the Windows program we use on our own computer to track and package changes and interact with the main Evergreen repository. It provides a command-line interface (CLI) - there is also a Windows GUI version, but it doesn't have all of the capabilities of the CLI.
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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).