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--- git_bash_notes [2021/08/11 22:10] – created raju
+++ git_bash_notes [2022/08/11 20:06] (current) – [ask for git credentials again] raju
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+===== Install additional software in git bash =====
+==== Install rsync 3.1.3-1 into a non standard directory ====
+This installs rsync 3.1.3-1 into /opt/software/rsync .
+Download the software
+<code>
+mkdir -p ~/x/software
+cd ~/x/software
+curl https://mirrors.huaweicloud.com/repository/msys2/msys/x86_64/rsync-3.1.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz --output rsync-3.1.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz
+</code>
+Install the software
+<code>
+mkdir -p /opt/software/rsync
+tar xJvf rsync-3.1.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz -C /opt/software/rsync
+</code>
+Update the PATH
+Add the following lines to ~/.bashrc
+<code>
+# For rsync
+export PATH=/opt/software/rsync/usr/bin:$PATH
+</code>
+Ref:-
+  * http://repo.msys2.org/msys/x86_64/rsync-3.1.3-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz - old link; does not work anymore.
+===== dummy =====
+==== how to end stdin ====
+Use ctrl+z.
+In general, ctrl+z is used to send EOF in Windows and ctrl+d in Linux.
+Ref:- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/15673120/how-can-i-signal-eof-to-close-stdin-under-the-git-bash-terminal-on-windows-ctrl
+==== minimum recommended version ====
+  * github recommends >= 2.29 for caching github credentials (https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/getting-started-with-git/caching-your-github-credentials-in-git). It is the first version offering OAuth support for GitHub.
+==== links I came across ====
+  * https://gitforwindows.org/
+    * Is this same as getting 'git bash' terminal?
 ==== find out whether a terminal is cygwin or git bash ====
 <code>
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 | git bash | MINGW64_NT |
 | cygwin | CYGWIN_NT |
+Sample shell script snippet:
+<code>
+terminal_type=`uname -s | cut -f 1 -d '-'`
+if [ "$terminal_type" = "CYGWIN_NT" ]; then
+  echo "Using cygwin terminal"
+elif [ "$terminal_type" = "MINGW64_NT" ]; then
+  echo "Using git bash terminal"
+else
+  echo "Using unknown terminal"
+fi
+</code>
 See also:
   * https://github.com/KamarajuKusumanchi/sampleusage/blob/master/bash/compare_strings.sh - shell script snippet to branch off code based on terminal type.
+  * https://stackoverflow.com/questions/3466166/how-to-check-if-running-in-cygwin-mac-or-linux
+==== ask for git credentials again ====
+<code>
+git push -v
+</code>
+Ref:- https://stackoverflow.com/questions/14643308/how-can-i-force-user-and-password-prompt-when-pushing-to-my-git-repository - suggests to use "git pull -v". But in my case, I was trying to push my code out and wanted git to ask me for new credentials. So I tried 'git push -v' and it worked.
+tags | update github token in git bash, git config personal token