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Associating text editors with Git

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

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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"
    

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