IGB Developers using Windows computers are encouraged to follow the instructions below.
Download and install Git Bash
- Go to this website and download the standalone installer for Windows (32-bit or 64-bit, depending on your Windows version).
- Start the installer (should be located in your downloads folder).
- Select the default options and click install.
You can now open the Git Bash application.
Change the default Git editor
Nano
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git config --global core.editor "nano" |
Vim
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git config --global core.editor "vim" |
Notepad
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git config --global core.editor "notepad" |
Notepad++
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git config --global core.editor "'C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin" |
Sublime Text
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git config --global core.editor "'C:\Program Files\Sublime Text\sublime_text.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin" |
To verify that the default editor has been changed:
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git config --global core.editor |