Using TortoiseGit with GitHub– A checklist rather than tutorial

UPDATE: Forget everything in this article -> Just go get Git for Windows v1

1. Install msysGit  http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/
2. Create a SSH key using Bash (id_rsa and id_rsa.pub)
3. Install TortoiseSVN
1. Use plink

1. Use puttyGEN, which comes with TortoiseGit, to create a Putty private key from id_rsa like so:
   puttyGen –>
   Conversions –>
   Import Key –>
   Open %userprofile%\.ssh\id_rsa –>
   Save Private Key as private.ppk (or whatever you want)
2. Register your Public Key (id_rsa.pub) with GitHub i.e. Copy/paste the text inside the file into your Github account SSH Key (https://github.com/account –> SSH Public Keys)
   

• Set your details from the Git Bash command line. The token is available from your Github Account Settings.
  
  git config –global user.name “Your Name”
  git config –global user.email “your@email.com”
  git config –global github.user your-github-name
  git config –global github.token your-github-token
  
• Get the Repository’s Read + Write SSH URL
  
• Clone the repository to a folder using TortoiseGit

1. Load the putty key %userprofile%\.ssh\private.ppk  if that is where you saved it.

Disclaimer

This is a rough summary of what to do, and more of a reminder to my future self. If you have any suggestions, let me know.