git-from-src.md

Git Build/Install from Source Script

Builds and installs Git from source. Useful for when you want the latest and greatest features. Auto-detects latest stable version and installs needed dependencies.

Script status: Stable

OS support: Debian 9+, Ubuntu 16.04+, and downstream distros.

Syntax

./git-from-src-debian.sh [Version]

Argument	Default	Description
Version	latest	Version of Git to build and install. Use latest to install the latest stable version.

Usage

1. Add git-from-src-debian.sh to .devcontainer/library-scripts

2. Add the following to your .devcontainer/Dockerfile:

   COPY library-scripts/git-from-src-debian.sh /tmp/library-scripts/
   RUN apt-get update && bash /tmp/library-scripts/git-from-src-debian.sh

That's it!