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How to use PuTTY with github on Windows

To make things easier, we can tell git to use the PuTTY tools rather than the built in ssh client. The PuTTY tools include an identity manager and an SSH replacement.

Follow these four steps:

1. Download and install PuTTY using the MSI installer package from the PuTTY download page. Alternately, you can just get the "PLink" and "Pageant" executables from the same page and save them somewhere in your path.

2. Add a new user or system environment variable:

• Press Windows+R and enter sysdm.cpl

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How to use PuTTY with github on Windows

To make things easier, we can tell git to use the PuTTY tools rather than the built in ssh client. The PuTTY tools include an identity manager and an SSH replacement.

Follow these four steps:

1. Download and install PuTTY using the MSI installer package from the PuTTY download page. Alternately, you can just get the "PLink" and "Pageant" executables from the same page and save them somewhere in your path.

2. Add a new user or system environment variable:

• Press Windows+R and enter sysdm.cpl

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[mergetool]
    prompt = false
    keepBackup = false
    keepTemporaries = false

[merge]
    tool = winmerge

[mergetool "winmerge"]
    name = WinMerge