Opening an html file in windows 7 using git bash

Question

I'm trying to repeat the steps from this video .

I find that the git bash, in my Windows 7 (x64), doesn't accept the command atom for opening an html file. I created the html file using the touch command:

I tried so many sites on how to open a file of a text editor from git bash , but nothing works.

Answer 1

Here's some things to try:

1. Add the path to atom.exe to your environment variables
2. Associate atom with all git operations, run: git config --global core.editor "atom --wait" (when you use git bash to edit, this tells it to always use atom)
3. Add an alias in git: git config --global alias.edit "! atom" and now you can edit any file by calling: git edit [filename]

Here is another SO post with something very similar (I think) to your question: Open Atom editor from git shell .

However, it's difficult to know what your problem is without more detail.