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{% mac %}

Using Atom as your editor

1. Install Atom. For more information, see "Installing Atom" in the Atom documentation. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
2. Type this command:

$ git config --global core.editor "atom --wait"

Using Visual Studio Code as your editor

1. Install Visual Studio Code (VS Code). For more information, see "Setting up Visual Studio Code" in the VS Code documentation. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
2. 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. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
2. Type this command:

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

Using TextMate as your editor

1. Install TextMate.
2. Install TextMate's mate shell utility. For more information, see "mate and rmate" in the TextMate documentation. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
3. Type this command:

$ git config --global core.editor "mate -w"

{% endmac %}

{% windows %}

Using Atom as your editor

1. Install Atom. For more information, see "Installing Atom" in the Atom documentation.
2. Type this command:

$ git config --global core.editor "atom --wait"

Using Visual Studio Code as your editor

1. Install Visual Studio Code (VS Code). For more information, see "Setting up Visual Studio Code" in the VS Code documentation. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
2. 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. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
2. Type this command:

$ git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files (x86)/sublime text 3/subl.exe' -w"

Using Notepad++ as your editor

1. Install Notepad++ from https://notepad-plus-plus.org/. For more information, see "Getting started" in the Notepad++ documentation. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
2. Type this command:

$ git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"

{% endwindows %}

{% linux %}

Using Atom as your editor

1. Install Atom. For more information, see "Installing Atom" in the Atom documentation. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
2. Type this command:

$ git config --global core.editor "atom --wait"

Using Visual Studio Code as your editor

1. Install Visual Studio Code (VS Code). For more information, see "Setting up Visual Studio Code" in the VS Code documentation. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
2. 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. {% data reusables.command_line.open_the_multi_os_terminal %}
2. Type this command:

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

{% endlinux %}