Adeodato Simó venit, vidit, dixit 14.01.2009 10:55: > * Craig Fratrik [Tue, 13 Jan 2009 14:33:36 -0800]: > >> The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the >> GIT_EDITOR environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the >> -VISUAL environment variable, or the EDITOR environment variable (in that >> -order). >> +VISUAL environment variable, the EDITOR environment variable, or finally 'vi' >> +(in that order). > > May I suggest: > > The editor used to edit the commit log message will be chosen from the > GIT_EDITOR environment variable, the core.editor configuration variable, the > VISUAL environment variable, or the EDITOR environment variable (in that > -order). > +order). If none of those are set, "vi" will be used. > +order). If none of those are set, "vi" will be used unless TERM is +unset or set to "dumb". There is also some special parsing of the value but I don't think it needs to be advertised. The terminal-less case, on the other hand, may be relevant for scripters and ssh'ers. Cheers, Michael -- 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
