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How to: Problem using git on Windows 7 with msysgit and .ssh keys #it #answer #development

Problem using git on Windows 7 with msysgit and .ssh keys

I’m using git on my Ubuntu machine with my existing ssh keys.

Now I have to use Git on Windows 7, and need to use the same keypairs. I have set up msysgit and created an .ssh folder in Users\username\.ssh. I have copied my keypair from Ubuntu’s .ssh folder to this folder.

But when I try to clone the Git repo, it stops and asks for the…

Answer: Git Bash Here in Console2? #answer #fix #programming

Git Bash Here in Console2?

MSysGit installs a context menu item that opens a Git Bash prompt at the currently selected folder; however, this opens a cmd.exe window and I would like it to open in Console2 instead.

What modifications do I need to make to get this working?

Note, I have seen this related question, but the answer is outdated – MSysGit is now using a vba script to invoke the bash…

Fix: Trying to fix line-endings with git filter-branch, but having no luck #solution #programming #dev

Trying to fix line-endings with git filter-branch, but having no luck

I have been bitten by the windows/linux line-ending issue with git. It seems, via github, msysgit, and other sources, that the best solution is to have your local repos set to use linux-style line endings, but set core.autocrlf to true. Unfortunately, I didn’t do this early enough, so now every time I pull changes the line…

Solution: SSH Private Key Permissions using Git GUI or ssh-keygen are too open #fix #computers #answer

SSH Private Key Permissions using Git GUI or ssh-keygen are too open

Recently I’ve been unable to clone or push to github, and I’m trying to find the root cause.

This is on windows

I have cygwin + git as well as msysgit.

Msysgit was installed with the following options:

OpenSSH

Use Git from Windows Command Prompt

That gives me 4 environments to try to use git in:

Windows cmd prompt

Powershell

Gi…

How-to: Setup a Git server with msysgit on Windows #development #fix #dev

Setup a Git server with msysgit on Windows

My friends and I are trying to setup Git for Windows using the tutorial Git Server: Gitosis and Cygwin on Windows, but we just keep running into problems.

What would a “Setup Git Server” guide for Windows using msysgit be like?

There is a comment in the tutorial above suggesting it can’t be done with msysgit because gitosis requires the use of an SSH…

How to: How do I use Notepad++ (or other) with msysgit?

How do I use Notepad++ (or other) with msysgit?

How do I use Notepad++ (or any other editor besides vim) with msysgit?

I tried all of the following to no avail:

git config global core.editor C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe git config global core.editor "C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe" git config global core.editor C:/Program Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe git config global…

Fixed How do I remove msysgit's right click menu options? #dev #it #asnwer

How do I remove msysgit’s right click menu options?

This isn’t the best programming question but lets face it, the server fault guys aren’t well versed in git, so I think its more towards this audience.

I want to switch to TortoiseGit, or PortableGit in my shell, but I’m left with these annoying context-menu options.

How do I get them to go away? Do I have to write a script to uninstall them?

Ans…

Fixed Git on Windows: How do you set up a mergetool? #dev #it #asnwer

Git on Windows: How do you set up a mergetool?

I’ve tried msysGit and Git on Cygwin. Both work just fine in and of themselves and both run gitk and git-gui perfectly.

Now how the heck do I configure a mergetool? (Vimdiff works on Cygwin, but preferrably I would like something a little more user-friendly for some of our more… Windows-loving coworkers.)

Thanks!

Answer: Git on Windows: How do you…