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Remove GitHub Desktop from installing Git section
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.Git macOS Installer
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image::images/git-osx-installer.png[Git macOS installer]
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You can also install it as part of the GitHub for macOS install.
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Their GUI Git tool has an option to install command line tools as well.
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You can download that tool from the GitHub for macOS website, at https://desktop.github.com[].
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==== Installing on Windows
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There are also a few ways to install Git on Windows.(((Windows, installing)))
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To get an automated installation you can use the https://chocolatey.org/packages/git[Git Chocolatey package].
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Note that the Chocolatey package is community maintained.
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Another easy way to get Git installed is by installing GitHub Desktop.
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The installer includes a command line version of Git as well as the GUI.
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It also works well with PowerShell, and sets up solid credential caching and sane CRLF settings.(((PowerShell)))(((CRLF)))(((credential caching)))
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We'll learn more about those things a little later, but suffice it to say they're things you want.
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You can download this from the https://desktop.github.com[GitHub Desktop website].
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==== Installing from Source
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Some people may instead find it useful to install Git from source, because you'll get the most recent version.

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