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Development Tools Git Basics Getting Started With Git Committing Changes

Niels Dawartz
Niels Dawartz
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Posted by Niels Dawartz
Niels Dawartz
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Text-editor in terminal

Just a Note.

When committing without adding a comment -m "comment", VIM opens (in terminal), which can be confusing, when your'e going through nano in the video :-)

1 Answer

Iain Simmons
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Iain Simmons
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Iain Simmons
Iain Simmons
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The default text editor isn't defined by Git, it is defined in the settings for each user, and can be changed. The default will vary between operating systems too.