Windows, Eclipse and GitHub

Setting up for using GitHub on my mac was a breeze. Setting up at work on Windows was a pain. I think that these steps will satisfactorily setup Eclipse to work with GitHub.

1. If you haven’t got a GitHub account, create one;
2. Install eGit in Eclipse;
• EGit for Eclipse is at http://www.jgit.org/updates;
• I was unable to install EGit into the FDT ‘standalone’ version of Eclipse. If you have this problem you will need to download and install the (superior) Eclipse Classic Version;
3. Download and install msysgit from Google Code;
4. Create your own ssh key using

   $ ssh-keygen -C "[email protected]" -t rsa
   

• Personally I’d use the “Use Git Bash only” option;
5. This will generate your key to (typically):

   c:\Documents and Settings\[yourname]\.ssh

   Change the folder from .ssh to ssh, otherwise EGit will look in the wrong place;

6. In Eclipse, “Import…” a new project and choose “Git Repository”.
7. Copy the Public Clone URL from the GitHub repository that you want to clone into the Location URI.