How to run Git 1.6.x for Windows from a USB memory stick

Question

I would like to run Git 1.6.x for Windows from a USB memory stick.

There is a Windows version of Git available at: http://code.google.com/p/msysgit/

Installing and running it from the local harddisk c:\ was absolutely no problem. However, I was not able to find out how it can be run from a USB memory stick. This post suggests that one can just take the binaries from c:\ and copy them to a USB memory stick.

The points I don't understand are:

1. One can set global settings for Git such as one's name and email address: Where are they stored? Somewhere under %userprofile%?
2. Suppose I would just move the binaries to the USB memory stick: Wouldn't Git still look for the global settings on c:\ under %userprofile% instead of my USB drive and is there a path setting (within some Git configuration file, not the Windows path variable) which can be pointed for example to e:\git\settings with e: being my USB drive?

Thank you for any hints.

Answer 1

When I went to the msysgit download page today, there was a download link for "PortableGit" that was new as of 22MAR09. Using this version might provide you with more of the control you need. I have not tried it, but the name suggests it's geared more toward USB-stick installations.