Troubleshooting: How can I get Git to use VS Code when making a commit?

Question

I recently installed Oh My Zsh and VS code. Whenever I enter git commit it doesn't open up code, instead it displays the following error message:

hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file... error: cannot run code: No such file or directory
error: unable to start editor 'code'
Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

I am able to just run code by entering code in the terminal.

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Steps taken:

I've added the following line to my.zshrc

# Which plugins would you like to load?
# Standard plugins can be found in ~/.oh-my-zsh/plugins/*
# Custom plugins may be added to ~/.oh-my-zsh/custom/plugins/
# Example format: plugins=(rails git textmate ruby lighthouse)
# Add wisely, as too many plugins slow down shell startup.
plugins=(git)
plugins=(... vscode)

I've run this line:

git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

I've added these lines in my settings.json in Code

    "terminal.external.osxExec": "iTerm.app",
    "terminal.explorerKind": "external",
    "terminal.integrated.shell.osx": "/bin/zsh",
    "terminal.integrated.shell.linux": "/bin/zsh"
}

What am I missing? Thanks!

Answer 1

Based on your output, which is:

error: cannot run code: No such file or directory

code is not available in your $PATH environment variable. That can be easily solved:

1. CTRL+SHIFT+P in VSCode (or CMD+SHIFT+P on Mac) -- this opens the Command Palette.
2. Type something like "code path", or the exact command you want to execute, which is: Shell Command: Install 'code' command in PATH.

And done, that should do the trick.

Specific to Zsh, my .zshrc file also has this line:

export EDITOR="code -w"

But this might not be relevant in the context of Git, it's useful for other binaries that use VSCode as editor.