How do I make Git use the editor of my choice for commits?
I would prefer to write my commit messages in Vim, but it is opening them in Emacs.
How do I configure Git to always use Vim? Note that I want to do this globally, not just for a single project.
If you want to set the editor only for Git, do either (you don't need both):
core.editor in your Git config: git config --global core.editor "vim" GIT_EDITOR environment variable: export GIT_EDITOR=vim If you want to set the editor for Git and also other programs, set the standardized VISUAL and EDITOR environment variables*:
export VISUAL=vim
export EDITOR="$VISUAL"
* Setting both is not necessarily needed, but some programs may not use the more-correct VISUAL . See VISUAL vs. EDITOR .
For Sublime Text : Add this to the .gitconfig . The --wait is important. (it allows to type text in sublime and will wait for save/close event.
[core]
editor = 'subl' --wait
'subl' can be replaced by the full path of the executable but is usually available when correctly installed.
Copy paste this:
git config --global core.editor "vim"
In case you'd like to know what you're doing. From man git-commit :
ENVIRONMENT AND CONFIGURATION VARIABLES
The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the GIT_EDITOR environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the VISUAL environment variable, or the EDITOR environment variable (in that order).
On Ubuntu and also Debian (thanks @MichielB) changing the default editor is also possible by running:
sudo update-alternatives --config editor
Which will prompt the following:
There are 4 choices for the alternative editor (providing /usr/bin/editor).
Selection Path Priority Status
------------------------------------------------------------
0 /bin/nano 40 auto mode
1 /bin/ed -100 manual mode
2 /bin/nano 40 manual mode
* 3 /usr/bin/vim.basic 30 manual mode
4 /usr/bin/vim.tiny 10 manual mode
Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number:
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