diff --git a/contrib/exclude.txt b/contrib/exclude.txt
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/contrib/exclude.txt
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+.gitmodules
+Makefile
+README.mdown
+gitnow-shFlags
diff --git a/contrib/msysgit-install.cmd b/contrib/msysgit-install.cmd
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+set STARTUP_PATH=%~d0%~p0
+if "%HOME%" == "" goto sethome
+goto makedir
+
+:sethome
+echo set HOME variable
+set HOME=%UserProfile%
+
+:makedir
+if exist %HOME%\bin goto :copyshflags
+echo make bin folder
+mkdir %HOME%\bin
+
+set MSYS_BIN=%HOME%\bin
+
+echo Installing git-now to "%MSYS_BIN%"
+
+:copyshflags
+echo copy shFlags
+copy %STARTUP_PATH%..\shFlags\src\shflags %MSYS_BIN%\gitnow-shFlags
+
+:copygitnow
+xcopy /EXCLUDE:%STARTUP_PATH%exclude.txt /D %STARTUP_PATH%..\* %MSYS_BIN%