The Wireshark project uses its own Git repository to keep track of all the changes done to the source code. Details about the usage of Git in the Wireshark project can be found in Section 3.2, “The Wireshark Git repository”.
If you want to work with the source code and are planning to commit your changes back to the Wireshark community, it is recommended to use a Git client to get the latest source files. For detailed information about the different ways to obtain the Wireshark sources, see Section 3.3, “Obtain the Wireshark sources”.
You will find more instructions in Section 3.3.1, “Git over SSH or HTTPS” on how to use the Git client.
Git is available for most of the UNIX-like platforms and as the Git package from the Cygwin setup
If Git isn’t already installed or available as a package for your platform, you can get it at: http://git-scm.com/.
After correct installation, typing at the bash command line prompt:
$ git --version
should result in something like:
git version 1.8.3.4
Your version will likely be different.
The Git command line tools for Win32 can be found at http://git-scm.com/download/win.
After correct installation, typing at the command line prompt (cmd.exe):
$ git --version
should result in something like:
git version 1.8.3.4
However, the version string may vary.