
msysgit This is the simplest distribution of git for Windows.That is overkill unless you also want a complete suite of Linux tools on the windows command line (which quite possibly you do. Luis de Vasconcelos 08:29, 4 April 2011 (UTC) I know of several ways to install git on windows: I'll make some notes once I've figured it all out. But we probably want something less "generic" and more Moodle specific. However, there do seem to be quite a few guides on the internet that explain Git on Windows, example: An Illustrated Guide to Git on Windows and Set Up Git (Windows). Helen Foster 07:48, 4 April 2011 (UTC) -> I'm still not very familiar with Git so I haven't added anything to the docs. Unfortunately I don't know how to install Git on a Windows computer - it would be great if you could help. Luis, apologies for the comment which has now been removed. Luis de Vasconcelos 06:02, 4 April 2011 (UTC) See the git-ftp GitHub repo for usage instructions.Is this really the place for childish comments about the Windows OS? Some people don't have the luxury of choice when it comes to choosing their operating systems in their work environments. Once again, you will see the output, but this time from Windows instead of the cygwin Terminal. Open a Windows Command Prompt and run git ftp git ftp So you can execute cygwin command from a Windows Command Prompt, open up Environment variables and add this to your path.

Add cygwin to Windows PATH Environment Variable Make git-ftp Executable chmod +x /bin/git-ftpġ0. Install cyg-get curl package cyg-get curlĨ. If you can’t get cygwin to install, then just install it directly from the cygwin website here: ĥ. If you get this error: “Please ensure you have Cygwin installed” then follow the steps here cygwin (exited 1) - Error while running 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\Cygwin\tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1'.

See the log for details (C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\logs\chocolatey.log). The install of cygwin was NOT successful.Įrror while running 'C:\ProgramData\chocolatey\lib\Cygwin\tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1'.Ĭhocolatey installed 1/2 packages. See the changes (or in powershell/cmd.exe just type `refreshenv`). See log for possible error messages.Įnvironment Vars (like PATH) have changed. Here’s how it failed for me.ĮRROR: Running was not successful. Run this twice if it fails the first time. Getting it setup on Windows was non-trivial. I use git-ftp to deploy my hexo blog from a git repo to an FTP site.
