If you're a Windows user, we will be installing Git Bash, an environment that will allow you to use Bash. It will create a prompt that is similar to Mac OS X and Ubuntu Linux, allowing you to follow along in Fundamentals.
- Navigate to the git website and double click on "Windows".
- Your download should begin.
Follow the prompts in the installation window.
- Double click on the .exe file that you just downloaded to begin setup.
- Accept the terms of use.
- Choose a location to install files.
- Select the following options in the "Select Components" prompt.
- Select a start menu folder (optional).
- Select the "Use Git from Git Bash Only" option.
- Select the "Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings" option.
- Select "Use MinTTY (the default terminal of MSYS2)".
- Check "Enable file system caching"
- Wait for files to install!