Thanks Morten, A post like this is exactly what I needed to get started with Git on Windows :)
Giorgio On Wed, Jun 4, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Morten Bagai <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hello everyone, > > One of the first things Pedro and I have been working on here at > Heroku is getting the API to work better with Windows, and provide > the same seamless experience you're used to from Unix/Linux/OS X. As > a result we have a new & improved client gem available for you with > the following tweaks: > > == The client now correctly detects the location of the user's home > directory > on Windows. This will typically be along the lines of "C:\Documents and > Settings\username". > > == If your ssh key is in a location other than HOME\.ssh, you can now > specify > the key path using the optional -k/--key switch. For example: "heroku > upload_authkey -k C:\mykeys\id_rsa.pub". This also works on Unix/ > Linux/OS X, > of course. > > == When entering your Heroku password on Windows, the entry is now > masked. > > If you've been waiting to get started with the Heroku client on > Windows, the > process is now as simple as: > > 1. Follow of one of the many tutorials on how to get Git running on > Windows. > There's an excellent one here, which also shows you how to create an > SSH key > with the Cygwin tools included with Git for Windows: > http://github.com/guides/newbies-guide-for-git-on-windows. Steps 1-3 > are all > you need to care about. > > 2. "gem install heroku" (should say version 0.3). > > 3. Fire up the Windows Command Prompt or the included Bash-git and > type in a > command such as "heroku list". > > Let us know how the new gem works for you, especially if you're on > Windows. Post here or email me privately. > > /Morten > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Heroku" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/heroku?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
