This option will install the git client, the windows implementation of BASH tools and a few Git GUI tools. Many of the other options listed are using Git for Windows (previously msygit) under the hood. Git For Windows is the foundation for running Git on Windows. Bash on Windows - In preview for Windows 10 (sign up for the Windows Insider to try it out today).Your Favorite Git GUI - Visual Studio, Sourcetree, GitHub Desktop, GitKraken, etc.Using Cmder - Great for older version of Windows.Using Chocolatey - preferred way on Windows 10.There are a few tasks ( sqaushing commits) that are easier on the command line and a few that are easier in a GUI (selecting single lines from multiple changes in a file for an atomic commit). I personally tend to end up installing git for command line usage and installing a GUI for more complex tasks. There are probably others but these are the ones that I tend to show developers. The Five waysīelow are the 5 basic ways to install git on Windows. There is a walk through video for each of the ways to install git on Windows coming soon. Be sure to let me know your favorite in the comments or if I missed one. At the end you should have a good idea of how to have a great experience with Git on Windows not matter what your scenario. There are many different ways to install and use Git on Windows and in this post I will cover 5 different ways and talk about the pro’s and con’s of each. Git is a major part of a developers work flow these days no matter what platform you work on.
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