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Re: [PATCH] Add commit.editor configuration variable

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Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com>
Date
Jul 19, 2007, 06:53 UTC
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"Shawn O. Pearce" <spearce@spearce.org> writes:
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> We only launch an editor for three reasons: commit messages, tag
> messages and git-rebase -i.  If we were to ever add a new editor
> using thingy, odds are the user would want the same editor by
> default for that too.
>
> So please, core.editor, and also use it in git-rebase--interactive.

Ah, add "git-am -i" to the mix. Potentially, git-notes would use it as well.

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Message 5 of 14 in “Add commit.editor configuration variable”
  1. Add commit.editor configuration variableAdam Roben, Jul 19, 2007
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 19, 2007
  3. Adam RobenJul 19, 2007
  4. Shawn O. PearceJul 19, 2007
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 19, 2007
  6. Johannes SchindelinJul 19, 2007
  7. Add git-sh-setup::set_editor()Adam Roben, Jul 19, 2007
  8. Johannes SchindelinJul 19, 2007
  9. David KastrupJul 19, 2007
  10. Print an error when falling back to vi on a dumb terminalAdam Roben, Jul 19, 2007
  11. Johannes SchindelinJul 19, 2007
  12. Junio C HamanoJul 20, 2007
  13. Add core.editor configuration variableAdam Roben, Jul 20, 2007
  14. Add GIT_EDITOR environment variable and core.editor configuration variableAdam Roben, Jul 20, 2007

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