# IT:AD:Git For Windows #


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* See also:
    * [[IT/AD/Git/]]
    * [[IT/AD/MsysGit/]]
    * [[IT/AD/PoshGit/]]
    * [[IT/AD/Git Bash/]]


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One trouble with 'organic' development is how names morf over time -- but blog posts remain forever.


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### Facts

* `Git for Windows` *is* the binary output of the [[IT/AD/MSysGit/]] project.
* `Git for Windows` *is* the official version of Git on Windows.
* [[IT/AD/SourceTree/]] used [[IT/AD/MsysGit/]]
* [[IT/AD/Git Bash/]] is bundled with `Git for Windows`.
* `Git for Windows` *used* to be called `MsysGit` before it grew up as a project in its own right.
    * Git for Windows took over from MsysGit in 2015: 
        * http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17807485/what-is-the-exact-meaning-of-git-bash
* Download `Git for Windows` from the official site: 
    * http://git-scm.com
    * https://git-for-windows.github.io/



## Resources ##

* http://stackoverflow.com/questions/22310007/difference-between-git-scm-msysgit