I have just downloaded the latest Git for Windows installer, v2.4. It appears to want to install to the standard Windows "Program files" (with-spaces-in-name) directory.
Since I have all my development code in a folder called (simply) "/bin" -- I want to see if there's a command line option or parameter to change the install directory.
In my case, these days I use a environment variable such as GIT_HOME for important software like git; so it would be useful if there was a way to apply that to things like git commands, etc once I have the program installed.
possibly related:
How do I change the directory in Git Bash with Git for Windows?
I also came across a few questions asking: "whereis git". That's answered above, however I take that as an indicator that others may want git somewhere else too.
To start the installer with a different installation path you can open a CMD terminal in the same directory as the installer executable and pass in an option parameter of /DIR="x:\dirname"
For instance, if you have version 2.17.0 for Windows 64bit and you want to install git to D:\git, you would run:
Git-2.17.0-64-bit.exe /DIR="D:\git"
The installer will launch as usual and you need to walk through the other options, but the install location will be the path specified.
Since I just ran into this problem because my SSD is filling up, I figured I'd share the solution I came to on Windows 11 with Git v. 2.37.2.
The best way I could figure was to uninstall Git, then in CMD Prompt use the suggested command from the Git website with an appended --location/ -l flag:
winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget --location [drive:/directory]
where [drive:/directory] is your target for the install. Had no issues and verified it worked with a project.
I have two problems:
Git is not working although it is installed. Mavericks pops up a window and suggests to install Xcode (I don't want to): "The 'git' command requires the command line developer tools. Would you like to install it now?"
Sometimes even basic commands such as "ls" don't work. "-bash: ls: command not found". However, after inserting the command " . /etc/profile" it works for a while.
My ~/.bash_profile:
export PATH=/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH
export PATH=/usr/local/mongodb/bin
### Added by the Heroku Toolbelt
export PATH="/usr/local/heroku/bin:$PATH"
I'm very new to this. Please be aware while helping out.;) Your help is highly appreciated.
Amir
You are overwriting your PATH in this line:
export PATH=/usr/local/mongodb/bin
it should be:
export PATH=/usr/local/mongodb/bin:$PATH
Then if you are using OSX I strongly suggest that you use Homebrew http://brew.sh/ which is a package manager (like linux) for mac.
If you are developing on Mac, the command line tools are (almost) required for C/C++/ObjC dev. You can download them without XCode but it is not recommended. Homebrew will need them to build the software for your platform.
To download them go to https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action
Note, you'll need a developer account (it is free)
Once you have installed homebrew it is easy to have access to the latest software e.g:
brew install git
brew install mongodb
etc.
You don't have to manage and download the packages by hand. Very handy !
export PATH=/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH
export PATH=/usr/local/mongodb/bin
That second export overwrites PATH completely and sets it to the mongodb directory only. You need to append (or prepend) to PATH, not overwrite it.
export PATH="/usr/local/git/bin:$PATH"
export PATH="/usr/local/mongodb/bin:$PATH"
...
I am a beginner trying to setup a developer environment on my new Mac following the steps from this link: http://vanderveer.be/setting-up-my-perfect-developer-environment-on-osx-10-8-mountain-lion-10-8-2-final-edition/.
After executing the files from git, my terminal window now shows:
rbenv: version `1.9.3-p194' not installed
-bash: __git_ps1: command not found
The first line only shows when I open a new terminal window, while the second shows everytime I press return no matter what I type into the terminal.
I have read through many questions on stackoverflow and tried to mimic their solutions to no avail. I think I've made a mistake in installing the package from git as I am not so experienced and I think now I may have messed up the configurations, and was also wondering if there is any way to go back to default settings for bash?
Many thanks!
Allen
If you've not installed a newer version of Git on your Mac, start by doing that. You can grab the download from here: http://git-scm.com/download
Once it's installed, you should source git-completion.sh and git-prompt.sh from your ~/.profile (or ~/.bashrc, if you have it):
source /usr/local/git/contrib/completion/git-completion.bash
source /usr/local/git/contrib/completion/git-prompt.sh
That should fix the __git_ps1 error.
I'm not a Rubyist, but the rbenv error is coming from the fact that the setup in the dotfiles you are following is trying to set the default Ruby version to "1.9.3-p194". The rbenv tool is there to make a number of different Ruby versions available, but you have to install them first. In your case, I think you need to run this:
rbenv install 1.9.3-p194
After that, the version will be available, and you shouldn't see the warning anymore.
I just upgraded to Git 1.8.0.1 for Windows, from my previous version 1.7.9.mysysgit.0. I downloaded the new version from the Git site and installed through the normal Git installer EXE.
That said, when I fire up my terminal window, it still is showing that I am running Git version 1.7.9.mysysgit.0. When I type git --version from my prompt, the same thing.
I found this article on a similar issue with Git on Mac OS X, which leads me to believe that it has something to do with a faulty PATH, but I'm still pretty new at all this (five months self-taught), so I'm at a loss in how to translate this to Windows.
This problem arose when I began a new Ruby on Rails project and tried to push it up to Git. I added the remote:
git remote add origin git#github.com:brianscottk/blog.git
then:
git push -u origin master
I received the following error message:
fatal: https://github.com refs not found: did you run git update-server-info on the server?
Googling that error led me to this article, which prompted me to upgrade, and here I am.
Since Git 2.16.1(2) you can use
C:\> git update-git-for-windows
In version between 2.14.2 and 2.16.1, the command was
C:\> git update
(It was later renamed to avoid confusion with updating the local repository, e.g. like svn update does it.)
That command does not exist in Git 2.13 and before.
If this errors with "is not a git command" then either you don't actually have Git for Windows, or your version is very old.
In which case, simply get the latest installer from https://git-scm.com/download (check whether you want 32- or 64-bit) and run it to upgrade.
If you already have the latest version it does nothing, in which case you can manually run the installer to reinstall.
C:\> git update-git-for-windows
Git for Windows 2.17.0.windows.1 (64bit)
Up to date
First, check your Git version by using this command
git version
Then follow the case according to your Git version
Three cases:
If your Git version is 2.14.1 or earlier:
Uninstall Git, download the latest Git, and install it again.
And versions between 2.14.2 and 2.16.1:
Use command git update
If the version is equal to or greater than Git 2.16.1(2):
Use command git update-git-for-windows
Git Bash
Note, if you are instead looking to find out what version of Git Bash you are running, or want to see if you need to update Git Bash, it is part of Git for Windows.
So your Git Bash version is:
git --version
git version 2.23.0.windows.1
Note that it is technically different from Bash. On my same machine when I run:
echo $BASH_VERSION
4.4.23(1)-release
Git for Windows installer
To update to the latest version of Git and Git Bash, you can download and install the latest version of Git for Windows. As per this FAQ, settings/customizations should be preserved if they were installed in the appropriate configuration folders.
Note: Their installer is actually intelligently designed to do the right thing (though it doesn't tell you upfront that it defaults to your prior settings automatically!).
If you are doing an update, then every screen on the installer is pre-marked with the settings from your current (soon to be previous) install.
It is not showing you generic default settings. You do not need to look any of them up, or fear for breaking your carefully honed setup. Just leave everything as is, to retain your previous choices.
In fact, they made it even easier (if only it was clear that they did so).
There is a checkbox at the bottom [] Show only new settings (I don't remember the exact wording). Since nothing on the first screen changes when you mark the box, it is not exactly obvious what it is for. If you mark the box, then all of your current settings will be retained, and it will skip showing those (subsequent) settings screens to you. Only screens with newly introduced settings will be shown.
git update-git-for-windows
Alternatively, as others have noted, you can also update Git Bash and Git (by definition, both are always updated at the same time) from the Git Bash command line, via:
git update-git-for-windows
If you type git update, Git kindly reminds you that the command has been updated to git update-git-for-windows:
Warning! git update has been deprecated;
Please use git update-git-for-windows instead.
Git for Windows 2.26.0.windows.1 (64bit)
Up to date
Just give the following command with your command prompt.
git update-git-for-windows
This will ask you a confirmation as follows. Press Y to proceed.
Once the files are downloaded, continue with the normal installation procedures. You can check the Git version after finishing installation with the following command:
git version
For me, the result was as follows.
Update (26 September 2016): It is no longer needed to uninstall your previous version of Git to upgraded it to the latest; the installer package found at Git Windows download site takes care of all. Just follow the prompts.
For additional information, follow instructions at installing and upgrading Git.
If you just type
git update-git-for-windows
If you are having issues with it, run Bash as administrator or add the 'git.exe' path to the "allowed apps through controlled folder access".
If you have already installed Git, you can update Git with the command
git update-git-for-windows
to know the current version, use:
git --version
You can run these commands in the cmd prompt.
Check version: git --version
If your Git version is 2.27.0.windows.1 or earlier
If the version is equal to or greater than Git 2.27.0.windows.1
Use command git update-git-for-windows
If you want to see a video tutorial click here.
Just run:
git update-git-for-windows
Use git update-git-for-windows as in this session:
PS Z:\MERN-STACK-ECOMMERCE-PROJECT> git --version
git version 2.31.0.windows.1
PS Z:\MERN-STACK-ECOMMERCE-PROJECT> git update-git-for-windows
Git for Windows 2.31.0.windows.1 (64bit)
Update 2.33.1.windows.1 is available
Download and install Git for Windows 2.33.1 [N/y]? y
############################################################################################################ 100.0%-
############################################################################################################ 100.0%
PS Z:\MERN-STACK-ECOMMERCE-PROJECT> git --version
git version 2.33.1.windows.1
PS Z:\MERN-STACK-ECOMMERCE-PROJECT>
Using the command "where git" find out how command prompt picks up the version. Once you have the path, you can go ahead and uninstall / delete previous version completely. Then if you install and make sure the new installed location is in the path, it should just work fine.
Using git-friendly tools like cmder will make your life much easier. You don't really have to use dual boot or cygwin anymore since the support for git in windows is already top-notch now. (Git for windows installs msysgit which includes all necessary unix tools from MinGW. MinGW has been there for a while and is pretty stable. If you want you can install the full version of msysgit rather than Git for Windows. msysgit is available on Git for windows page at the bottom.)
You can use,
git update
Or if you are on a Windows machine, you can run the command below,
git update-git-for-windows
Based on Simon's answer, I first uninstalled the new version of Git. I then re-installed the new version of Git into the same directory as the old version, C:/RailsInstaller/Git, instead of the default directory C:/Git.
Now my Ruby on Rails terminal window shows that I am running the new Git version 1.8.0.
If you look at the most recent update on Git's website in the "git via git" section you will see an option to update your older version.
Here is the command that git has on their site:
git clone https://github.com/git/git
It worked for my version of git which was a 2.13.0.windows.1.
To check out your PATH variable, act as follows:
From the Desktop, right-click My Computer and click Properties.
Click the Advanced System Settings link in the left column.
In the System Properties window click the Environment Variables button.
Once there, scroll to get the Path row. You'll get a long string of paths (e.g., C:\windows\bin;C:\program files\git, etc.).
Find the line or lines where git is referenced. Then, make sure this path point to your Git 1.8.x installation. If not, delete it and add the real path to the newest Git version. At the end, you should only have one path in the string linking to Git.
I don't think your problem is related to Windows' global PATH environment variable, as remote is specific to repositories.
I recommend you to use Git under Cygwin. Git could work under Windows command line, but there may be some weird problems hard to figure out. Under Cygwin it's more nature and has fewer errors.
All you need is to type bash in Window CMD, and then start to use the Unix tools and commands. You can use a shortcut to load bash; it's as easy as use normal Windows CMD.
The same is true for Ruby on Rails and Ruby. I used RailsInstaller before, but I found using Cygwin to install Rails is more stable.
Finally, I'll suggest to install Ubuntu dual boot if you have time (about a month to get familiar with it). Windows is not very friendly to every Unix tools ultimately. You'll find all pain stopped.
On my Windows 10, > git update-git-for-windows refused to work with curl issues. Only the below command worked.
winget install --id Git.Git -e --source winget
I've installed Github for Mac.
I've realised that I need to get to the command line to do some stuff.
There is an option in Guthub for Mac to install a command line. All this seems to do is create an alias called Github in /usr/local/bin that points back to the Github for Mac application.
Double clicking it opens a terminal window and then Github for Mac.
Any ideas how to get Git to work in a command line?
Its a relatively clean version of Lion OS X
Git is included in the command line tools package provided by Apple that can be downloaded at https://developer.apple.com/downloads/index.action
It is also included with Xcode, which can be downloaded from either the Mac App Store or from the above link.
Assuming you'd rather not install either of these you can also obtain Git by downloading it from http://git-scm.com/downloads
Hope that helps.
https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git#platform-mac
Should walk you though installing it.
I highly recommend installing Homebrew, which does a great job of keeping up with the latest git releases.
Once Homebrew is installed, it's as simple as:
brew install git
Note that, from May 2013, you now have with "GitHub for Mac" both:
the GUI
the CLI (Command-Line Interface)
See the blog post "Installing Git from GitHub for Mac"
you can now easily install Git for use on the command line, without needing to download any separate packages.
Even the git updates are taken care for you:
And whenever we update the version of Git included with GitHub for Mac, you'll get the changes automatically – no work required on your part!
you may notice some changes to the Preferences window.
On the newly renamed "Advanced" tab, simply click "Install Command Line Tools".
You'll be prompted for an administrator password so that Git can be installed into /usr/local/bin, and then you should very shortly see that it succeeded:
GitHub app create many links in /usr/local.
Use this command to find all link files from GitHub.
ls -l $(find /usr/local -type l) | grep GitHub.app | awk '{ print $9}'
then rm them.
PS: GitHub also created some directories that cause error when run brew link git,
e.g. /usr/local/share/git-core, /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl.
You should remove them carefully.