Installing git on Windows: Git Bash Here or git-cheetah shell extension?

Question

I\'m installing Git on Windows XP. During the setup, the installer asks whether I want:

1: Context menu entries: \"Git Bash Here\" (and the \"Git GUI Here

Answer 1

git bash here will give you a console window with access to git commands, shell extension will give you right click menu access to git commands creating an environment similar to TortoiseSVN and such.