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git rebase --continue error message is misleading

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BLBjörn Lindqvist <bjourne@gmail.com>
Date
Dec 9, 2024, 13:02 UTC
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<CALG+76eJL5dC3o+yq7zreoRDQan1MPgfNXB42k5f2iq2bZEbNw@mail.gmail.com>

$ LANG=C git rebase --continue hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file... error: cannot run vi: No such file or directory error: unable to start editor 'vi' Please supply the message using either -m or -F option. error: could not commit staged changes. $ git rebase --continue -m "done" ... $ git rebase --continue -F "done ffs" ...

It should say: Please commit the staged changes using git commit -m "commit message"

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mvh/best regards Björn Lindqvist
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  1. Björn LindqvistDec 9, 2024
  2. Phillip WoodDec 13, 2024
  3. Björn LindqvistFeb 10, 2025
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