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> 'man' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

...which doesn't exist on Windows. So, are Windows git users are all doomed? Or should all Windows users download WSL in order to access this sacred tutorial?

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That’s fair. What environment do you have that installed git at the command line? I’m assuming ‘git’ is a recognized command.

This is the normal state of affairs after running the git installer from git-scm.com

I’ve attempted to find a way to install man in git bash, but haven’t found a simple way to do so

> Or should all Windows users download WSL

In general, yes. That would make all our lives a lot easier. Not just in relation to git, but because everyone works off the same base then.

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