Is it possible to update git with latest version available with command?
i.e. git update or git update@2.7.2
Or is there any other programmer-way of installation.
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Zeeshan Hassan Memon
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Is this on Linux only or on Windows? – VonC Mar 01 '16 at 08:07
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I am using windows OS – Zeeshan Hassan Memon Mar 01 '16 at 08:11
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On Windows, you can curl the latest Portable edition of git for windows (listed in https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/latest, a unique url which always reference the latest release).
See for example "Is there a link to GitHub for downloading a file in the latest release of a repository?"
- Unzip it in c:\prgs\git\PortableGit-2.x.y-64-bit (using the name of the portable edition you just downloaded).
Make a symbolic link latest pointing to it
rmdir latest mklink /J latest PortableGit-2.x.y-64-bit
(it actually is a junction, which does not require elevated privilege)
That way, you path can reference c:\prgs\git\latest\bin: each time you change that latest link, you update your git.
And since it is a portable edition, there is no setup involved.
