[Edit: I finally updated the post with the latest changes. Thank you for everyone who kept returning to this post (and left comments too) from 2012!]
I wanted a set of instructions for my colleagues and friends when they want to setup Git and TortoiseGit on Windows (connected to Bitbucket). There are some steps that I have to Google myself too every time, because I don’t install Git & TortoiseGit everyday.
Okay, so this post is going to be a bare-bones, step by step guide for me or anyone (No backgrounds, theories and other noise)
Basics:
- Git – is a free and open source distributed version control system.
- TortoiseGit – is a Git client (GUI interface).
- Bitbucket – is a web-based project hosting service (supports Git and Mercurial)
Assumptions:
- You already have a Bitbucket account. If not, you can create one here.
- I’m installing this on Windows 11 – 64bit. I assume you can adapt to minor differences in your flavor of Windows.