Git on Mac: How to set Nano as the default text editor?
git config --global core.editor "nano"
More information here:
http://git-scm.com/book/en/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration
If you want to use nano as your editor for all things command line, add this to your bash_profile:
export EDITOR=/usr/bin/nano
This is assuming you're using the system nano. If not, edit to suit where your nano lives (e.g. /usr/local/bin, /opt/local/bin)
Remember to source your bash_profile after setting this or open a new terminal window for the settings to work...
I just learned a moment ago that there (on OSX anyway) is a file at /Users/<USER_NAME>/.gitconfig
$ sudo nano /Users/bob/.gitconfig
Then you should see something like this:
[user]
email = [email protected]
name = Bob Sandwich
[core]
editor = nano
[merge]
tool = vscode
[mergetool "vscode"]
cmd = "code --wait "
[diff]
tool = vscode
[difftool "vscode"]
cmd = "code --wait --diff "
After seeing that structure, you can intuitively understand something like (ie: core.editor
):
git config --global core.editor "nano"