Using git on Windows - Revision history

M at 00:15, 26 November 2011

2011-11-26T00:15:51Z

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	* Install msysgit		* Install msysgit
	** Tell it to use external plink for ssh		** Tell it to use external plink for ssh
	** You want it to be reachable from the Windows path, select this option during the install		** You want it to be reachable from the Windows path, select this option during the install (or add it yourself)
	* Make sure putty is installed with a valid ssh session, and remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git		* Make sure putty is installed with a valid ssh session, and remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git
	* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.		* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.
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	<pre>#!/bin/sh		<pre>#!/bin/sh
	"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</pre>		"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</pre>
	* ~~Set~~ the ~~git~~ editor up as follows ~~(using a msysgit Git Prompt Here)~~:		* From a command prompt, configure git to use the editor as follows:
	<pre>git config --global core.editor C:/npp.bat</pre>		<pre>git config --global core.editor C:/npp.bat</pre>
	* Set up a scripts directory in your Windows path. Mine is: C:\Michael's Data\development\thedigitalage\hangthedj\windows_scripts		* Set up a scripts directory in your Windows path. Mine is: C:\Michael's Data\development\thedigitalage\hangthedj\windows_scripts

M at 19:34, 25 November 2011

2011-11-25T19:34:42Z

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	* Install msysgit		* Install msysgit
	** Tell it to use plink		** Tell it to use external plink for ssh
			** You want it to be reachable from the Windows path, select this option during the install
	* Make sure putty is installed with a valid ssh session, and remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git		* Make sure putty is installed with a valid ssh session, and remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git
	* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.		* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.

M at 19:24, 25 November 2011

2011-11-25T19:24:04Z

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	cd %BASEDIR%/Reusable && call git commit -a && call git push		cd %BASEDIR%/Reusable && call git commit -a && call git push
	</pre>		</pre>
			* You can call your scripts to get the job done. You can also use git right from any command prompt now. Yay!

M at 19:22, 25 November 2011

2011-11-25T19:22:02Z

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	Git in Windows is currently (11/2011) in a sorry state of affairs. This is mainly due to msysgit being the "official git Windows client" and being a big bloated sac of crap.		Git in Windows is currently (11/2011) in a sorry state of affairs. This is mainly due to msysgit being the "official git Windows client" and being a big bloated sac of crap. Egit via Eclipse is a nice gui alternative, and TortoiseGit may get polished enough some day. But we want to use it from Windows batch files. Enough whining, let's do it.

	~~Enough whining~~. ~~Let's set it up so~~ we ~~can~~ use it from Windows batch files.

	* Install msysgit		* Install msysgit

M at 19:19, 25 November 2011

2011-11-25T19:19:31Z

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	* Make sure putty is installed with a valid ssh session, and remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git		* Make sure putty is installed with a valid ssh session, and remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git
	* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.		* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.
	** Set up a batch file to run notepad++ – make sure that the batch file does not have any spaces in the path to it – I named mine [c:\npp.bat].		** Set up a batch file to run notepad++ – make sure that the batch file does not have any spaces or quotes in the path to it – I named mine [c:\npp.bat].
	<pre>#!/bin/sh		<pre>#!/bin/sh
	"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</pre>		"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</pre>
	** Note that I avoided spaces in the path. I also found that a single quote in the path will screw up msysgit.		* Set the git editor up as follows (using a msysgit Git Prompt Here):
	** Set the git editor up as follows (using a msysgit Git Prompt Here):
	<pre>git config --global core.editor C:/npp.bat</pre>		<pre>git config --global core.editor C:/npp.bat</pre>
	* Set up a scripts directory in your Windows path. Mine is: C:\Michael's Data\development\thedigitalage\hangthedj\windows_scripts		* Set up a scripts directory in your Windows path. Mine is: C:\Michael's Data\development\thedigitalage\hangthedj\windows_scripts

M at 19:18, 25 November 2011

2011-11-25T19:18:36Z

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	* Make sure putty is installed with a valid ssh session, and remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git		* Make sure putty is installed with a valid ssh session, and remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git
	* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.		* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.
	** Set up a batch file to run notepad++ – make sure that the batch file does not have any spaces in the path to it – I named mine [c:\npp.bat]:		** Set up a batch file to run notepad++ – make sure that the batch file does not have any spaces in the path to it – I named mine [c:\npp.bat].
	<pre>#!/bin/sh		<pre>#!/bin/sh
	"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</pre>		"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</pre>

M at 19:17, 25 November 2011

2011-11-25T19:17:50Z

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	* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.		* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.
	** Set up a batch file to run notepad++ – make sure that the batch file does not have any spaces in the path to it – I named mine [c:\npp.bat]:		** Set up a batch file to run notepad++ – make sure that the batch file does not have any spaces in the path to it – I named mine [c:\npp.bat]:
	<pre~~><code~~>#!/bin/sh		<pre>#!/bin/sh
	"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"~~</code>~~</pre>		"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</pre>
	** Note that I avoided spaces in the path. I also found that a single quote in the path will screw up msysgit.		** Note that I avoided spaces in the path. I also found that a single quote in the path will screw up msysgit.
	** Set the git editor up as follows (using a msysgit Git Prompt Here):		** Set the git editor up as follows (using a msysgit Git Prompt Here):
	<pre~~><code~~>git config --global core.editor C:/npp.bat~~</code>~~</pre>		<pre>git config --global core.editor C:/npp.bat</pre>
	* Set up a scripts directory in your Windows path. Mine is: C:\Michael's Data\development\thedigitalage\hangthedj\windows_scripts		* Set up a scripts directory in your Windows path. Mine is: C:\Michael's Data\development\thedigitalage\hangthedj\windows_scripts
	* Set up an "update" script like this:		* Set up an "update" script like this:
	<pre~~><code~~>@echo off		<pre>@echo off
	c:		c:
	set BASEDIR=C:\Michael's Data\development		set BASEDIR=C:\Michael's Data\development
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	cd %BASEDIR%/Reusable		cd %BASEDIR%/Reusable
	call git pull		call git pull
	~~</code>~~</pre>		</pre>
	* Set up a "commit" script like this:		* Set up a "commit" script like this:
	<pre~~><code~~>@echo off		<pre>@echo off
	c:		c:
	set BASEDIR=C:\Michael's Data\development		set BASEDIR=C:\Michael's Data\development
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	echo --- Reusable		echo --- Reusable
	cd %BASEDIR%/Reusable && call git commit -a && call git push		cd %BASEDIR%/Reusable && call git commit -a && call git push
	~~</code>~~</pre>		</pre>

M at 19:16, 25 November 2011

2011-11-25T19:16:48Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 19:16, 25 November 2011
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	* Install msysgit		* Install msysgit
	** Tell it to use plink		** Tell it to use plink
	* ~~Remember~~ to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git		* Make sure putty is installed with a valid ssh session, and remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git
	* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.		* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.
	** Set up a batch file to run notepad++ – make sure that the batch file does not have any spaces in the path to it – I named mine [c:\npp.bat]:		** Set up a batch file to run notepad++ – make sure that the batch file does not have any spaces in the path to it – I named mine [c:\npp.bat]:
	<pre><code>#!/bin/sh		<pre><code>#!/bin/sh
	"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</code></pre>		"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</code></pre>
	** Note that I ~~used short names~~ in the ~~notepad++~~ path ~~to avoid spaces~~. I also found that a single quote in the path will screw up msysgit.		** Note that I avoided spaces in the path. I also found that a single quote in the path will screw up msysgit.
	** Set the git editor up as follows (using a msysgit Git Prompt Here):		** Set the git editor up as follows (using a msysgit Git Prompt Here):
	<pre><code>git config --global core.editor C:~~/short~~/npp.bat</code></pre>		<pre><code>git config --global core.editor C:/npp.bat</code></pre>
	* Set up a scripts directory in your Windows path. Mine is: C:\Michael's Data\development\thedigitalage\hangthedj\windows_scripts		* Set up a scripts directory in your Windows path. Mine is: C:\Michael's Data\development\thedigitalage\hangthedj\windows_scripts
	* Set up an "update" script like this:		* Set up an "update" script like this:

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Git in Windows is currently (11/2011) in a sorry state of affairs. This is mainly due to msysgit being the "official git Windows client" and being a big bloated sac of crap.

Enough whining. Let's set it up so we can use it from Windows batch files.

* Install msysgit
** Tell it to use plink
* Remember to fire up pageant with your ssh key imported before using git
* Install notepad++, a nice reliable simple Windows editor.
** Set up a batch file to run notepad++ – make sure that the batch file does not have any spaces in the path to it – I named mine [c:\npp.bat]:
<pre><code>#!/bin/sh
"C:/Michae~1/System~1/npp/notepad++.exe" -multiInst "$*"</code></pre>
** Note that I used short names in the notepad++ path to avoid spaces. I also found that a single quote in the path will screw up msysgit.
** Set the git editor up as follows (using a msysgit Git Prompt Here):
<pre><code>git config --global core.editor C:/short/npp.bat</code></pre>
* Set up a scripts directory in your Windows path. Mine is: C:\Michael's Data\development\thedigitalage\hangthedj\windows_scripts
* Set up an "update" script like this:
<pre><code>@echo off
c:
set BASEDIR=C:\Michael's Data\development

set EDITOR=C:/npp.bat

echo --- log
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/log
call git pull
echo --- hangthedj
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/hangthedj
call git pull
echo --- ampache_tda
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/ampache_tda/3.5
call git pull
echo --- website
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/website
call git pull
echo --- philanthropy_engine
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/philanthropy_engine
call git pull
echo --- Reusable
cd %BASEDIR%/Reusable
call git pull
</code></pre>
* Set up a "commit" script like this:
<pre><code>@echo off
c:
set BASEDIR=C:\Michael's Data\development

set EDITOR=C:/npp.bat

echo --- log
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/log && call git commit -a -m "Another log commit, from wimpy-windows" && call git push
echo --- hangthedj
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/hangthedj && call git commit -a && call git push
echo --- ampache_tda
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/ampache_tda/3.5 && call git commit -a && call git push
echo --- website
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/website && call git commit -a && call git push
echo --- philanthropy_engine
cd %BASEDIR%/thedigitalage/philanthropy_engine && call git commit -a && call git push
echo --- Reusable
cd %BASEDIR%/Reusable && call git commit -a && call git push
</code></pre>