Installing / upgrading git manually on CentOS 7

git_upgrade_centos7.sh

#!/bin/bash

# Install the required Perl module
sudo cpan ExtUtils::MakeMaker

# Remove the old Git
sudo yum remove git

# Download the latest Git sources
wget https://github.com/git/git/archive/refs/tags/v2.35.1.tar.gz

# Extract the downloaded file
tar -xzf v2.35.1.tar.gz

# Navigate to the extracted directory
cd git-2.35.1

# Compile and install Git
make prefix=/usr/local all
sudo make prefix=/usr/local install

# Add the path of the new Git binary to the .bashrc file
echo 'export PATH=/usr/local/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc

# Source the .bashrc file for the changes to take effect
source ~/.bashrc

# Check the Git version
git --version