diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 50cea32..7f7ec67 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -42,6 +42,25 @@ Our goal is to contribute back to the developer community with tools that make v ```bash brew install gittower/tap/git-flow-next ``` +### Manual Installation (Windows) + +1. Download the latest release from the [releases page](https://github.com/gittower/git-flow-next/releases) +2. Extract the binary to a location in your PATH +3. Change name of the binary to `git-flow.exe` + +#### Verifying Installation + +4. Open the terminal and run `git flow version` +5. If you see message similar to the one below, there is a chance you didn't rename the binary properly +```bash +git: 'flow' is not a git command. See 'git --help'. +``` +6. The clue might be in the second part of the message, but the most likely scenario is that you accidentally named it `git-flow.exe.exe` due to Windows hiding file extensions +```bash + +The most similar command is + flow.exe +``` ### Manual Installation