Skip to main content

Associating text editors with Git

Use a text editor to open and edit your files with Git.

Platform navigation

Using Visual Studio Code as your editor

  1. Install Visual Studio Code (VS Code). For more information, see Setting up VS Code in the VS Code documentation.

  2. Open Terminal.

  3. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
    

Using Sublime Text as your editor

  1. Install Sublime Text. For more information, see Installation in the Sublime Text documentation.

  2. Open Terminal.

  3. Type this command:

    git config --global core.editor "subl -n -w"