Re: feature request

From: Stefan Beller <sbeller@google.com>
Date: Oct 27, 2016, 22:01 UTC
Message-ID: <CAGZ79kZAfqxB699MOs6A6RL==Ku-qF7ABiW=eA+TSrqK+8e_sA@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <CALj-rGeoT_mpmuw8Put=6eRhzf-r2WUohu_Kd-wnpc=BvO5joA@mail.gmail.com>

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 2:55 PM, John Rood <mr.john.rood@gmail.com> wrote:

> Users should be able to configure Git to not send them into a Vim editor.

See https://git-scm.com/docs/git-var

GIT_EDITOR

Text editor for use by Git commands. The value is meant to be interpreted by the shell when it is used. Examples: ~/bin/vi, $SOME_ENVIRONMENT_VARIABLE, "C:\Program Files\Vim\gvim.exe" --nofork. The order of preference is the $GIT_EDITOR environment variable, then core.editor configuration, then $VISUAL, then $EDITOR, and then the default chosen at compile time, which is usually vi.

So maybe

    git config --global core.editor "nano"

helps in your case?