🔗Using Command-Line Options

It is possible to install Git for Windows silently using the following flags when called from a command-line prompt:

Git-<version>-<bitness>.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /NOCANCEL /SP- /CLOSEAPPLICATIONS /RESTARTAPPLICATIONS /COMPONENTS="icons,ext\reg\shellhere,assoc,assoc_sh"

🔗Using Installer Options From a File

You can also load install parameters from a file with /LOADINF="filename", and you can record parameters to a file using /SAVEINF="filename".

Example for saving selected options to a file during an interactive run started from the command-line:

Git-<version>-<bitness>.exe /SAVEINF=git_options.ini

Example reusing that previously created file to silently install Git in unattended mode:

Git-<version>-<bitness>.exe /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /NOCANCEL /LOADINF=git_options.ini

An example of a parameter file is:

[Setup]
Lang=default
Dir=C:\Program Files\Git
Group=Git
NoIcons=0
SetupType=default
Components=gitlfs,assoc,assoc_sh,windowsterminal
Tasks=
EditorOption=VIM
CustomEditorPath=
DefaultBranchOption=main
PathOption=Cmd
SSHOption=OpenSSH
TortoiseOption=false
CURLOption=WinSSL
CRLFOption=CRLFCommitAsIs
BashTerminalOption=MinTTY
GitPullBehaviorOption=Merge
UseCredentialManager=Enabled
PerformanceTweaksFSCache=Enabled
EnableSymlinks=Disabled
EnablePseudoConsoleSupport=Disabled
EnableFSMonitor=Disabled

🔗Installer Options

You can find all of the possible flags to use by calling the installer with the /? flag (for the options supported by InnoSetup out of the box), and by inspecting the install.iss file (for custom options added only to Git for Windows’ installer).

🔗Custom Installer Options

A list of installer custom options as of Git for Windows v2.42.0.windows.2 is below: