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You can now open the Git Bash application.

Change the default Git editor

In the Git Bash terminal type one of the following lines of code to specify a new editor:

Nano

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git config --global core.editor "nano"


Vim

Code Block
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git config --global core.editor "vim"

  
Notepad

Code Block
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git config --global core.editor "notepad"

  
Notepad++

Code Block
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git config --global core.editor "'C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"

  
Sublime Text

Code Block
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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:

Code Block
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git config --global core.editor