When EDITOR is invoked to modify a commit message, it will likely change the terminal settings, and if it misbehaves will leave the terminal output as shown in microsoft/terminal#9359. Instead use the recently added {push,pop}_term() functions to save the terminal configuration and recover safely. [1] https://github.com/microsoft/terminal/issues/9359 Signed-off-by: Carlo Marcelo Arenas Belón <carenas@xxxxxxxxx> --- editor.c | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/editor.c b/editor.c index 6303ae0ab0..9095841642 100644 --- a/editor.c +++ b/editor.c @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ #include "strbuf.h" #include "run-command.h" #include "sigchain.h" +#include "compat/terminal.h" #ifndef DEFAULT_EDITOR #define DEFAULT_EDITOR "vi" @@ -83,7 +84,9 @@ static int launch_specified_editor(const char *editor, const char *path, p.env = env; p.use_shell = 1; p.trace2_child_class = "editor"; + push_term(1); if (start_command(&p) < 0) { + pop_term(); strbuf_release(&realpath); return error("unable to start editor '%s'", editor); } @@ -91,6 +94,7 @@ static int launch_specified_editor(const char *editor, const char *path, sigchain_push(SIGINT, SIG_IGN); sigchain_push(SIGQUIT, SIG_IGN); ret = finish_command(&p); + pop_term(); strbuf_release(&realpath); sig = ret - 128; sigchain_pop(SIGINT); -- 2.33.0.955.gee03ddbf0e