Git also makes collaboration easier, allowing changes by multiple people to all be merged into one source.
#Gitx for windows install#
Git can be installed on Windows AND on WSLĪn important consideration: when you enable WSL and install a Linux distribution, you are installing a new file system, separated from the Windows NTFS C:\ drive on your machine. The root of your file system / is the mount point of your root partition, or folder, in the case of WSL. Not everything under / is the same drive. For example, on my laptop, I've installed two version of Ubuntu (20.04 and 18.04), as well as Debian. If I open those distributions, select the home directory with the command cd ~, and then enter the command explorer.exe. , Windows File Explorer will open and show me the directory path for that distribution. If you don't yet have a GitHub account, you can sign-up for one on GitHub. If you've never worked with Git before, GitHub Guides can help you get started. If you need to edit your Git config, you can do so with a built-in text editor like nano: nano ~/.gitconfig. We recommend that you secure your account with two-factor authentication (2FA).
Git Credential Manager (GCM) is a secure Git credential helper built on. NET that can be used with both WSL1 an WSL2. It enables multi-factor authentication support for GitHub repos, Azure DevOps, Azure DevOps Server, and Bitbucket. GCM integrates into the authentication flow for services like GitHub and, once you're authenticated to your hosting provider, requests a new authentication token. It then stores the token securely in the Windows Credential Manager.
After the first time, you can use Git to talk to your hosting provider without needing to re-authenticate. It will just access the token in the Windows Credential Manager.
#Gitx for windows windows 10#
In order to use GCM with WSL you must be on Windows 10 Version 1903 or later. This is the first version of Windows that includes the required wsl.exe tool that GCM uses to interoperate with Git in your WSL distributions. It is recommended to install the latest Git for Windows in order to share credentials & settings between WSL and the Windows host. Git Credential Manager is included with Git for Windows and the latest version is included in each new Git for Windows release. During the installation, you will be asked to select a credential helper, with GCM set as the default. If you have a reason not to install Git for Windows, you can install GCM as a Linux application directly in your WSL distribution, but note that doing so means GCM is running as a Linux application and cannot utilize the authentication or credential storage features of the host Windows operating system.
#Gitx for windows how to#
See the GCM repo for instructions on how to configure WSL without Git for Windows. To set up GCM for use with a WSL distribution, open your distribution and enter this command: git config -global credential.helper "/mnt/c/Program\ Files/Git/mingw64/libexec/git-core/git-credential-manager-core.exe" #Downloading gitx how to Using GCM as a credential helper for a WSL Git installation means that any configuration set in WSL Git is NOT respected by GCM (by default). This is because GCM is running as a Windows application, and therefore will use the Git for Windows installation to query configuration. This means things like proxy settings for GCM need to be set in Git for Windows as well as WSL Git as they are stored in different files ( %USERPROFILE%\.gitconfig vs \\wsl$\distro\home\$USER\.gitconfig).
You can configure WSL so that GCM will use the WSL Git configuration, but this means that proxy settings will be unique to the specific WSL installation and not shared with others or the Windows host. Git Credential Manager only works with HTTP(S) remotes. I found /intermediate/9/… very useful 10 years, 9 months ago See /intermediate/9/… 9 years, 5 months ago This worked for me and Lee's approach didn't.If you intend to work with Azure Repos or Azure DevOps, some additional configuration is required: git config -global credential. It prompted me to search the net though - thanks. 10 years, 9 months ago Not being a power git user this was helpful, but not details enough. 92 10 years, 4 months ago Related Topics git version-control Comments 11 years, 8 months ago Use git reflog to find the lost commits.
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