Tait, 2010-03-06 08:37: > > > I'd prefer to use gvim as an editor on Windows XP instead of vim... > > > start "dummy" /b /wait "C:\Program Files\Vim\vim72\gvim.exe" %* > > > > Use the -f (stay in the foreground) flag. I haven't tried this in > > Windows, but that's how I've used it in Linux. > > > > [core] > > editor = gvim -f > > On Windows, gvim -f is basically a shortcut for the start invocation I > pasted above. Not necessarily. You can avoid using the .bat wrappers from C:\Windows, which cause the problem, but use gvim.exe directly by setting your PATH appropriately. It will also work for git-difftool. Markus -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html