* newbie question - how to upgrade older existing git version 2.9.3.windows.1 to latest release
@ 2020-05-06 2:51 Anthony Byrnes
2020-05-06 3:59 ` Abhishek Kumar
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From: Anthony Byrnes @ 2020-05-06 2:51 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: git
hi,
I have a working git version 2.9.3.windows.1 on a build server.
What is the correct/recommended way to upgrade to latest release
without breaking any git settings?
I am very scared of breaking any settings ....
Git downloads page implies this might work, but I am unsure as to what
this does....
Git via Git
If you already have Git installed, you can get the latest development
version via Git itself:
git clone https://github.com/git/git
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Hello World
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* Re: newbie question - how to upgrade older existing git version 2.9.3.windows.1 to latest release
2020-05-06 2:51 newbie question - how to upgrade older existing git version 2.9.3.windows.1 to latest release Anthony Byrnes
@ 2020-05-06 3:59 ` Abhishek Kumar
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From: Abhishek Kumar @ 2020-05-06 3:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Anthony Byrnes; +Cc: git
Hello!
On Wed, May 06, 2020 at 02:51:06PM +1200, Anthony Byrnes wrote:
> hi,
>
> I have a working git version 2.9.3.windows.1 on a build server.
>
> What is the correct/recommended way to upgrade to latest release
> without breaking any git settings?
> I am very scared of breaking any settings ....
>
From the Git for Windows FAQ [1]:
---
How do I update Git for Windows upon new releases?
This depends on how you installed Git for Windows. The bundle
installation requires you to download and install the new version. Any
customizations you made will be kept as long as you did so in the
appropriate configuration folders.
For advanced users working with the Git for Windows SDK pacman is
available as a package manager. See Package management
---
In principle, you could uninstall Git for Windows and re-install it
with the bundler [2] and your git settings should be safe.
[1]: https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/wiki/FAQ#how-do-i-update-git-for-windows-upon-new-releases
[2]: https://git-scm.com/download/win
> Git downloads page implies this might work, but I am unsure as to what
> this does....
>
>
> Git via Git
> If you already have Git installed, you can get the latest development
> version via Git itself:
> git clone https://github.com/git/git
>
This installs the *development* version of Git. It's primarily intended
for developers who want to contribute to Git (either through writing
code, documentation, testing, packaging, etc).
As you use Git as an end user, I would recommend installing through the
bundler.
>
> --
> Hello World
Regards
Abhishek
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