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WSL Setup

Reference: Get started using Git on WSL | Microsoft Learn

Setup

First make sure you download and install git for windows. Git for Windows

Next update git in WSL

Bash
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$> sudo apt update
$> sudo apt upgrade

Next set the git credential manager in WSL

Bash
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$> git config --global credential.helper "/mnt/c/Program\ Files/Git/mingw64/bin/git-credential-manager.exe"

# For Azure DevOps support
$> git config --global credential.https://dev.azure.com.useHttpPath true

Next setup an SSH key to use for Github

Creating an ssh key
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ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"