Do I need Git to use Github in JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA?

Question

JetBrains IntelliJ IDEA has 2 plugins: Git and Github. Do I need to install Git from http://git-scm.com on my local windows machine in orde

Answer 1

You can tell IntelliJ where to find git.exe. This can be done by going into:

Configure->Settings->Version Control->Git->Path to Git Excetuable

Changing the path to something like this:

C:\Users\***YOUR_USER_NAME***\AppData\Local\GitHub\PortableGit_c7e0cbde92ba565cb218a521411d0e854079a28c\cmd\git.exe`