Am 18.12.2011 10:51 schrieb Jeff King: > On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 08:53:09AM +0100, Erik Blake wrote: > [...] >> Now, however, I have a different problem in that notepad++ is somehow >> signalling git that editing is complete before I even get a chance to >> edit the file. I am trying the command >>> git commit --amend [...] > > I know nothing about notepad++, but a quick google turned up the > "-multiInst" option, which would avoid attaching to the existing > instance. That might work for you. > > -Peff Jeff is right! I also use notepad++ and have set export GIT_EDITOR='notepad++ -multiInst' in my .bashrc (msysGit). And btw: notepad++ DOES handle cr/lf. Look at the "Format" menu. Dirk -- 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