How do I set GIT to use Plink.exe

Question

I'm trying to configure Git to use Plink, now for some reason this option isn't available to me

I tried uninstalling and reinstalling Git a hundred times I can't get to this option

Answer 1

This looks like issue 368

When I updated the install never asked if I wanted to use PLink.
Now Git continues to look for an OpenSSH key. Git could not find my putty key.

I have tried loading my putty private key and reinstalling Git. No matter what I do I can't get Git to use my putty plink data and private key.

This has a workaround (issue 367)

1) making sure that plink is in PATH
2) Saving settings for one putty session (doesn't matter which one)

and by doing those before installing git.

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Even with that process, it is not easy:

I was finally able to get GIT to work with Plink.

One comment:
I did start a Plink session before installing GIT. Even with a Plink session running I never able to get the installer to recognize PLink was running.

My work around:

1. I finally just installed GIT 1.6.5.1.
2. I changed the Plink path to removes spaces. I changed the directory from: c:\program files\putty to c:\putty.
3. I set the environment variable GIT_SSH to the new path. c:\putty\plink.exe.

With these changes GIT is now functioning properly.