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

git config --global core.editor "nano"

Vim

git config --global core.editor "vim"

Notepad

git config --global core.editor "notepad"

Notepad++

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

Sublime Text

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:

git config --global core.editor