January 2018
Beginner
658 pages
13h 10m
English
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Git on Windows
If you're on Windows though, there is an important distinction. Inside the installer you're going to see a screen just like this:
It is really important that you also install Git Bash as shown in the screenshot. Git Bash is a program that simulates a Linux-type Terminal, and it's going to be really essential when we create our SSH keys in the next section to uniquely identify our machine.