GIT-TFS is a tool that allows you to interact with TFS (Team Foundation Server) and enables the use of Git as a client for Microsoft TFS. Using Git commands, it provides a way to access TFS version control, allowing developers to use features to interact with TFS.
GIT-TFS provides many features such as cloning TFS repositories, fetching and pushing changes to TFS, and working on Git branches associated with TFS branches. It also integrates with Git tools such as GitHub, GitLab, and Bitbucket. It also can be used by developers who prefer to use Git for version control but need to work with TFS repositories.
How to install GIT-TFS?
To install GIT-TFS, you can follow these steps:
Step 1: Install Git if it is not already installed on your system, download it from the Git website: https://git-scm.com/downloads.
Step 2: Git-TFS requires the Team Explorer component of Microsoft Visual Studio to be installed. You can download and install it from the following link: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/.
Step 3: Install .NET Framework 4.6.1 or higher: GIT-TFS requires .NET Framework 4.6.1 or higher to be installed on your system. You can download and install it from the following link:https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet-framework.
Step 4: Now download GIT-TFS. Open the Command Prompt or Powershell as an administrator. Run the following command to install GIT-TFS.
git clone https://github.com/git-tfs/git-tfs.git
This will download the GIT-TFS source code from the official Git-TFS GitHub repository.
OR You can download the latest version of Git-TFS from the following link: https://github.com/git-tfs/git-tfs/releases/latest
Step 5: Extract the contents of the downloaded file to a directory of your choice.
Step 6: Add the path to the Git-TFS executable file to your system’s PATH environment variable. You can do this by opening the Control Panel, selecting System, clicking on Advanced system settings, selecting the Advanced tab, and clicking on Environment Variables. In the System Variables section, scroll down to Path, click on Edit, and add the path to the Git-TFS executable file.
Step 7: After the installation is complete, you can verify it by running the following command in the Command Prompt:
git-tfs –version
This should display the version number of GIT-TFS if it was installed successfully.
That’s it! You have successfully installed GIT-TFS on your system. You can now use Git to interact with TFS repositories using the GIT-TFS extension.