GIT core.editor setup on windows along w application PATH reference

Question

so i wehnt ahead and opened up my .gitconfig file and manually input the

[core] editor = 'C:/Program Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe'

which would allow me to execute command: (im trying to setup my .gitignore list) "C:/Program Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe" .gitignore

im JUSt not interested in typing this out every time that i need to make a file

SO ive heard something about editing PATH to allow me to replace the above with something like:

npp .gitignore

any help would be aprpeciated!

That would be: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1634161/how-do-i-use-notepad-or-other-with-msysgit — VonC, Jun 17 '10 at 23:29

score 2 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 18 '10 at 00:31

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I think you got it quite wrong.

Git's core.editor setting is used for telling git which editor to launch when it wants your input (e.g. commit messages)
As for editing .gitignore, you can do it with whichever editor you choose
You can add the directory (e.g. c:\program files\notepad++) to your PATH through right click on My Computer -> Advanced -> Environment -> SYSTEM -> PATH : add your PATH to the semicolon separated list

answered Jun 18 '10 at 00:31

Oren_H

Yeap! this is what i needed ... to add the notepad++ directory reference to the SYSTEM PATH thanks! – carl crott Jun 18 '10 at 22:15

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