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