nothing serious here yet, just having fun with powershell and my nerves - but it works

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_benchmarks/benchmarker/scripts/git-install.ps1

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+# borrowed: https://github.com/PowerShell/vscode-powershell/blob/develop/scripts/Install-VSCode.ps1
+# edited to support a custom install directory and fix an issue with ssl and
+# simplify the script - we don't need update only a temp installation.
+
+param([string]$InstallDir="$env:TEMP")
+
+If(!(test-path $InstallDir))
+{
+      New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force -Path $InstallDir
+}
+
+$filename=-join($InstallDir, "\", "git-installer.exe")
+
+[Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [Net.SecurityProtocolType]::Tls12
+
+foreach ($asset in (Invoke-RestMethod https://api.github.com/repos/git-for-windows/git/releases/latest).assets) {
+    if ($asset.name -match 'Git-\d*\.\d*\.\d*-64-bit\.exe') {
+        $dlurl = $asset.browser_download_url
+        $newver = $asset.name
+    }
+}
+
+try {
+    $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue'
+    Write-Host "`nDownloading latest stable git..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    Remove-Item -Force $filename -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $dlurl -OutFile $filename
+
+    Write-Host "`nInstalling git..." -ForegroundColor Yellow
+    Start-Process -Wait $filename -ArgumentList /VERYSILENT, /DIR="$InstallDir", \FORCECLOSEAPPLICATIONS
+    # or SILENT
+
+    Write-Host "`nInstallation complete!`n`n" -ForegroundColor Green
+}
+finally {
+    $ProgressPreference = 'Continue'
+}
+
+$s = get-process ssh-agent -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
+if ($s) {$true}