Re: opening an editor from git-gui on a file

From: stefan.naewe@atlas-elektronik.com <stefan.naewe@atlas-elektronik.com>
Date: Nov 16, 2015, 10:38 UTC
Message-ID: <5649B212.30206@atlas-elektronik.com>
In-Reply-To: <56498CBB.4070709@gmail.com>

Am 16.11.2015 um 08:58 schrieb Adam GROSZER:

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> Hi there,
> 
> Hopefully sending the question/idea to the right list...
> 
> I'm missing the feature to open a (configurable) editor with the
> currently selected file in git gui.
> 
> E.g. Looking at
> 
> https://cdn.tutsplus.com/net/uploads/legacy/2081_gitwin/git-gui-stage.jpg
> 
> I'd like to open my editor with the "request.php".
> 
> Any chance to have that? Or do I miss something?

I have this in my .gitconfig:

[guitool "Edit/with GVim"]
        cmd = gvim --remote-tab-silent $FILENAME
        noconsole = yes
        needsfile = yes

Works for me.

HTH,
  Stefan

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