Git Series: Installing Git on Windows

You have a “next, next, ok” installer, just be aware of:

I haven’t found any problem selecting “Use Git and optional Unix tools from the Windows Command Prompt” but the safest option is “Use Git from Git Bash”

In UNIX systems the end of a line is represented with a line feed (LF). In windows a line is represented with a carriage return (CR) and a line feed (LF) thus (CRLF). Most of the open source projects use UNIX environments so go along with the first option. Select “Checkout as-is, commit as-is” if EVERYONE in your team is going to work in a Windows Environment









There are two ways to configure git:
Modifying files:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\.gitconfig     # System level
$HOME\.gitconfig        # User level
repository\.git\config    # Repository level

Using commands
git config --system   # System level
git config --global    # User level
git config   # Repository level

Minimal

git config --global user.name “Xavier Figueroa”
git config -- global user.email “example@devm.com”
git config --list
user.name=Xavier Figueroa
user.email=example@devm.com
git config user.name

Given that you already have the git bash installed, you can use linux commands
.gitconfig is hidden, so in order to see the file you need to use ls –a
xavi ~ $ ls -a

To see the content you can use
xavi ~ $ cat .gitconfig
xavi ~ $ tail .gitconfig
xavi ~ $ vim .gitconfig

Set Default Text Editor

Install your favorite editor (Sublime, notepad++, atom)

git config --global core.editor "'c:/program files/sublime text 3/subl.exe' -w"
or
git config --global core.editor "atom --wait"

If you have problems you can try editing the .gitconfig file and use:
editor = 'C:\\Program Files\\Sublime Text 3\\subl.exe' -w


You can also set the GIT_EDITOR, VISUAL, or EDITOR environment variables.

Auto-Completion

In windows is provided by default, but if it is not working you can try:
Edit/create $HOME\.bashrc or $HOME\.bash_profile

if [ -f 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\git-completion.bash' ]; then
    source 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\git-completion.bash'
fi

Improve the bash

Edit/create $HOME\.bashrc or $HOME\.bash_profile

if [ -f 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\git-prompt.sh' ]; then
     source 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Git\etc\git-prompt.sh'
fi
green="\[\033[0;32m\]"
cyan="\[\033[1;36m\]"
purple="\[\033[1;35m\]"
reset="\[\033[0m\]"
export GIT_PS1_SHOWDIRTYSTATE=true
export GIT_PS1_SHOWUNTRACKEDFILES=true
export PS1="$purple\u$green\$(declare -F __git_ps1 &>/dev/null && __git_ps1 ' (%s)')$cyan \W $ $reset"

Getting help

Pressing space or f will move you forwards or  pressing b will move you backwards as well
Pressing q stands for Quit will take you back to the command line



References:
http://blog.devm.org
http://git-scm.com/downloads
https://help.github.com/articles/set-up-git/
http://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration
https://help.github.com/articles/associating-text-editors-with-git/
http://www.cyberciti.biz/tips/howto-linux-unix-bash-shell-setup-prompt.html