Re: feature request

From: John Rood <mr.john.rood@gmail.com>
Date: Oct 27, 2016, 22:48 UTC
Message-ID: <CALj-rGdTfYYn1Nnksh=WijkJxknBUeqci3i3uujH8yzcE1z_8g@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <xmqq1sz15swv.fsf@gitster.mtv.corp.google.com>

What I'm really seeking is not a make-shift solution for myself, but an intuitive solution for the novice user-base at large.

On Thu, Oct 27, 2016 at 5:27 PM, Junio C Hamano <gitster@pobox.com> wrote:

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> John Rood <mr.john.rood@gmail.com> writes:
>
>> I suppose I can do git config --global core.editor notepad
>> However, this really only addresses my second concern.
>>
>> My first concern is that using a text editor at all seems like
>> overkill in many scenarios.
>
> Nobody stops you from writing a "type whatever you want; I won't let
> you edit any mistakes as I am not even a text editor; just hit
> RETURN when you are done, as you can only write a single line"
> program and set it as your GIT_EDITOR.
>
> I do not know what would happen when you need "git commit --amend",
> though.