Matthieu Moy <Matthieu.Moy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Thorsten Jolitz <tjolitz@xxxxxxxxx> writes: > >> BTW - would 'git config --global core.editor zile' or 'git config >> --global core.editor /usr/bin/zile' the right way to set it (both did >> not work)? I can start Zile simply with 'zile' on the command line. > > What do you mean by "did not work"? Does the launching fail? Or is > another editor launched? > > Try: > > GIT_TRACE=true git commit -a > > to see what's going on. > > BTW, you may also try "emacs -nw -Q" instead of zile. Thanks for the tip, I found out that: 1. on the command-line, zile actually works as core editor, but 2. not from within Emacs (Magit) where I tried it "emacs -nw -Q" is a nice tip, but I think what I really would like to have it that, when I use GNU Emacs Magit and enter a git command ,----------------------------- | Run git like this: <command> `----------------------------- that calls an editor (e.g. commit --amend), the running Emacs instance is (re)used and a new buffer is opened for editing (instead of starting another Emacs instance). -- cheers, Thorsten -- 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