rewrote git installer . bat to be more smart, force install if the variable is defined, and log everything.

git installer.bat

@@ -1,49 +1,104 @@
 @echo off
-setlocal enabledelayedexpansion
+setlocal
 
-:: Define variables
+:: Set this to 1 to force download/install even if git is in PATH
+set "FORCE_DOWNLOAD=1"
+
+:: Git download URL
+set "GIT_URL=https://github.com/git-for-windows/git/releases/download/v2.50.0.windows.2/PortableGit-2.50.0.2-64-bit.7z.exe"
+
+:: Extract archive name from URL
+for %%A in ("%GIT_URL%") do (
+    for %%B in (%%~nxA) do set "GIT_ARCHIVE=%%~B"
+)
+
+:: Paths
 set "SCRIPT_DIR=%~dp0"
 set "EXTRACT_DIR=%SCRIPT_DIR%gitportable"
-set "GIT_ARCHIVE=PortableGit.7z.exe"
-set "API_URL=https://api.github.com/repos/git-for-windows/git/releases/latest"
+set "LOG_FILE=%SCRIPT_DIR%git_setup.log"
 
-:: Check if Git is available in the PATH
+:: Redirect output to log
+call :main >> "%LOG_FILE%" 2>&1
+goto :end
+
+:main
+echo ====================================================
+echo Script started at %DATE% %TIME%
+echo ====================================================
+echo.
+
+:: Check if git is in PATH unless forced
 where git >nul 2>nul
 if %errorlevel%==0 (
-    echo Git is already installed and available in PATH.
-    goto :EOF
+    if "%FORCE_DOWNLOAD%"=="0" (
+        echo Git found in PATH, skipping download and extraction.
+        goto :done
+    ) else (
+        echo Git found in PATH but FORCE_DOWNLOAD=1, continuing anyway.
+    )
 )
 
-:: Check if gitportable folder already exists
+:: Check if extraction folder exists
 if exist "%EXTRACT_DIR%\" (
-    echo 'gitportable' folder already exists. Skipping download.
-    goto :EOF
+    echo 'gitportable' folder already exists.
+    if "%FORCE_DOWNLOAD%"=="0" (
+        echo Skipping download and extraction.
+        goto :done
+    ) else (
+        echo FORCE_DOWNLOAD=1, continuing with download and extraction.
+    )
 )
 
-:: Use PowerShell to get the download URL dynamically
-echo Fetching latest Portable Git release info...
-for /f "usebackq delims=" %%i in (`powershell -NoProfile -Command ^
-    "(Invoke-RestMethod -Uri '%API_URL%').assets | Where-Object { $_.name -like '*64-bit.7z.exe' } | Select-Object -First 1 -ExpandProperty browser_download_url"`) do (
-    set "GIT_URL=%%i"
+:: Download Git
+echo Downloading Git...
+powershell -Command "[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12; Invoke-WebRequest -Uri '%GIT_URL%' -OutFile '%SCRIPT_DIR%%GIT_ARCHIVE%'"
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
+    echo Error: Download failed.
+    goto :done
 )
+echo Download completed.
 
-if not defined GIT_URL (
-    echo Failed to find download URL from GitHub API.
-    exit /b 1
+:: Clean extraction directory if forced
+if "%FORCE_DOWNLOAD%"=="1" if exist "%EXTRACT_DIR%\" (
+    echo Removing existing '%EXTRACT_DIR%' folder before extraction...
+    rmdir /s /q "%EXTRACT_DIR%"
 )
 
-echo Downloading Portable Git from: %GIT_URL%
-powershell -NoProfile -Command "Invoke-WebRequest -Uri '%GIT_URL%' -OutFile '%SCRIPT_DIR%%GIT_ARCHIVE%'"
-
 :: Create extraction directory
+echo Preparing extraction folder...
 mkdir "%EXTRACT_DIR%"
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
+    echo Error: Failed to create extraction directory.
+    goto :done
+)
 
-:: Extract Portable Git
-echo Extracting Portable Git...
-"%SCRIPT_DIR%%GIT_ARCHIVE%" -o"%EXTRACT_DIR%" -y
+:: Extract Git silently
+echo Extracting Git...
+"%SCRIPT_DIR%%GIT_ARCHIVE%" -o"%EXTRACT_DIR%" -y >nul 2>&1
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
+    echo Error: Extraction failed.
+    goto :done
+)
+echo Extraction completed.
 
 :: Cleanup
+echo Cleaning up archive file...
 del "%SCRIPT_DIR%%GIT_ARCHIVE%"
+if %errorlevel% neq 0 (
+    echo Warning: Failed to delete archive file.
+)
 
-echo Done. Portable Git is ready in: %EXTRACT_DIR%
-pause
+echo.
+echo Git Portable is ready in: %EXTRACT_DIR%
+echo ====================================================
+echo Script ended at %DATE% %TIME%
+echo ====================================================
+
+:done
+exit /b
+
+:end
+echo.
+echo Log saved to: %LOG_FILE%
+echo Press Enter to close this window...
+pause >nul