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Git for Windows

Overview

Git for Windows is the standard Git distribution for Windows. It provides the git command-line tool, a Bash environment (Git Bash), and supporting utilities. All Continuous Delphi repositories are hosted on GitHub and require Git for all version control operations.

If you have only ever used source control through a Delphi IDE plugin or a folder-copy workflow, Git is the foundational tool to learn first. Everything else in this guide builds on it.

Version Required

Requirement Value
Minimum version 2.47
Recommended version Latest stable

Role in Continuous Delphi

  • Required for cloning all repositories
  • Required for working with submodules (used in cd-ci-toolchain)
  • Required by TortoiseGit, GitHub CLI, and most CI tooling
  • Provides gpg.exe bundled in usr/bin/ (used for signed commits)

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Installation

See setup-git-for-windows.md for step-by-step installation instructions on Windows 11.

Notes

  • During installation, when asked about the default branch name, choose main.
  • When asked about line ending handling, choose "Checkout as-is, commit as-is" if your repositories use .gitattributes to manage line endings explicitly (Continuous Delphi repositories do). Otherwise choose "Checkout Windows-style, commit Unix-style line endings".
  • Git for Windows bundles its own gpg.exe at C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\gpg.exe. This is used for signed commits when configured. See signed commits documentation for details.
  • git --version should return git version 2.47.x.windows.x or later after installation.

-# Git References for Delphi Developers

Delphi-Specific Git Guides

Official Documentation

GPG Signed Commits on Windows

CI/CD Pipelines

Branching Strategies & Workflows

Git Submodules

General Git References