how to set desired language in git-gui?

Question

I recently came to git for a project I participate to. I found git gui rather handy (under OSX Snow Leopard) to srtat with but I would much like if it were not localized (in

Answer 1

For Windows users the are two choices as well:

1) Set the LANG environment variable to en.

a) Overall for Windows: http://www.itechtalk.com/thread3595.html

b) For the git shell only:

If you don't want to affect anything else except git applications you might add the following line in the beginning of C:\Program Files\Git\cmd\git.cmd file:

@set LANG=en

Please note that this will only work when launching commands from the git shell - GIT GUI launched from the start menu will not be affected

2) Delete or rename relevant *.msg file in C:\Program Files\Git\share\git-gui\lib\msgs

You save on not modifying any setup shell (especially if you use cmd.exe shells) but you lose on international functionality.

Credits: These answers originated in the official issue raised in msysgit project which can be found here: http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/issues/detail?id=302