Git: How to Download & Install Git on Windows 10 & Choose Install Options

A tutorial and how-to demonstration of a download and installation of Git on Windows 10 64 bit. All install options are discussed in some detail in a step-by step fashion. The Bash shell, MinTTY, and MinGW 64 bit are briefly discussed & the configuration / install options are considered.

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Change default text editor:
git config --global core.editor "'C:\Windows\gvim.bat' -f -i NONE"

Change SSL/TLS ("HTTPS Transport") library:
git config --global http.sslBackend schannel
git config --global http.sslBackend openssl

Change line ending conventions:
git config --global core.autocrlf true
git config --global core.autocrlf input
git config --global core.autocrlf false

Enable / Disable file system caching:
git config core.fscache true
git config core.fscache false

Disable Git Crendential Mapper:
git config --system --unset credential.helper
git config --global credential.helper ''
git config --global core.askpass ''


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