在 Windows 10 cmd 中由“git commit --amend”打开的这个编辑器是什么，我该如何使用它？

Question

Windows 10 cmd opens up this editor by default when I try to edit a GIT commit message. Can you please tell me what that is and how I can use it? Thanks.

Answer 1

It is Vim , the default editor in Git installation. It is rather hard to use if you don't know how to use it! It is not trivial as other editors like Notepad++, Emacs or Sublime Text, though it is very powerful, and when you mastered it (it takes a few month of hard work! :) ), you'l become highly productive.

However you can easily configure git to use another editor. Fire up a command line and enter:

git config --global core.editor notepad

Now Windows Notepad is your default editor in git. You can easily change it to any editor of your choice. See here or here or here .

By the way, I recommend you to put the time and learn Vim! You'll not regret it :)

Answer 2

It Vi and you have to write your message.
If you are unfamiliar with VI i recommend to go over this interactive tutorial

To edit the file and to write your commit message (insert mode)

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To save your data:

Write + quit: ESC + : + w + q + Enter

To save your without saving data:

Write + quit: ESC + : + q + ! + Enter

Answer 3

try git config --global core.editor (any editor of your choice or if you have any of the following: Atom / Sublimetext/ notepad++/ notepad / etc)

in either Visual studio terminal while coding for git or in any command line.

example:- git config --global core.editor Atom