git commit -- aborting commit prematurely when using notepad++ as default editor

Asked Mar 24 '13 at 02:42

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I am trying to commit all changes to my latest repo using

git commit -a

I have edited global configurations to use notepad++ rather than vim

git config --global core.editor "'C:\Program Files (x86)Notepad++\notepad++.exe' -m"

Now, when I try to commit using the first mentioned command, notepad++ will open the COMMIT_EDITMSG file, but the bash shell says "Aborting commit due to empty commit message", then returns to the prompt.

I would simply like to be able to use notepad++ to edit this file and still do the commit without it cancelling it.

Any help is greatly appreciated.

asked Mar 24 '13 at 02:42

Matt

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Try this answer to similar question: http://stackoverflow.com/a/2486342/413399 – David Culp Mar 24 '13 at 03:24
Thank you David! Funny how I didn't see this when searching... Anyway this solution works great. – Matt Mar 24 '13 at 03:33

git commit -- aborting commit prematurely when using notepad++ as default editor

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