FG

Git vs. Portable git

Fresh3 days ago
Mar 15, 202626193 views
Confidence Score0%
0%

Problem

I don't do my system reinstalls that often, and the last time I looked there was only "regular" git on the download list. Now I see they pushed out the portable variant as well ... only I haven't been able to find what exactly do they entail by "portable" ... since git needs enviromental variables …

Unverified for your environment

Select your OS to check compatibility.

1 Fix

Canonical Fix
Unverified Fix
New Fix – Awaiting Verification

Fix for: Git vs. Portable git

Low Risk

Portable, in this context, means that you don't need any special installation procedure. You can just unpack the archive on a USB drive (typical case) and run it from there. The opposite of portable would be a program that needs some files to be at …

Awaiting Verification

Be the first to verify this fix

Sign in to verify this fix

Environment