Associating text editors with Git

Use a text editor to open and edit your files with Git.

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Using Visual Studio Code as your editor

  1. InstallVisual Studio Code(VS Code). For more information, see "Setting up VS Code"in the VS Code documentation.

  2. OpenTerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  3. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

  1. InstallVisual Studio Code(VS Code). For more information, see "Setting up VS Code"in the VS Code documentation.

  2. OpenTerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  3. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

  1. InstallVisual Studio Code(VS Code). For more information, see "Setting up VS Code"in the VS Code documentation.

  2. OpenTerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  3. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "code --wait"

Using Sublime Text as your editor

  1. InstallSublime Text.For more information, see "Installation"in the Sublime Text documentation.

  2. OpenTerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  3. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "subl -n -w"

  1. InstallSublime Text.For more information, see "Installation"in the Sublime Text documentation.

  2. OpenTerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  3. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files (x86)/sublime text 3/subl.exe' -w"

  1. InstallSublime Text.For more information, see "Installation"in the Sublime Text documentation.

  2. OpenTerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  3. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "subl -n -w"

Using TextMate as your editor

  1. InstallTextMate.

  2. Install TextMate'smateshell utility. For more information, see "mateandrmate"in the TextMate documentation.

  3. OpenTerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  4. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "mate -w"

Using Notepad++ as your editor

  1. Install Notepad++ fromhttps://notepad-plus-plus.org/.For more information, see "Getting started"in the Notepad++ documentation.

  2. OpenTerminalTerminalGit Bash.

  3. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"