2009/3/27 bggy <balishaggy@xxxxxxxxx>: > > Hello, I'm new to git and I haven't been able to create commit messages in > either vim or textmate(changed core.editor to mate). I can create commit > messages when I use the -m option, but I like creating multiple-line > messages and it's easier to do it with a fresh line-break in the terminal. You could use a simple text editor like "joe". > Using textmate I saved and closed the textmate file that pops up after $git > commit -a, but git responds that the commit was terminated due to an empty > message. Sometimes graphical editors return on the command line before they actually quit. This might be what is happening here. If so, you could file a bug against textmate. John -- 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