Git command output is in editor (vim) and not directly to terminal output

Question

I don't know why but the output from some git command are in editor (vim) and not directly to the terminal output.

For example, the command git branch open vim and list the branches but I would like that the output are directly in the terminal.

I didn't set vim as default editor on the git config.

My config is Ubuntu 18.04 and zsh with oh-my-zsh plugin.

Can you post your `gitconfig` files? There will one in all of the following places: `/etc/gitconfig`, `~/.gitconfig`, and `.git/gitconfig` (this one is the `.git/` inside the repo directory) — rst-2cv, May 25 '18 at 09:23
Yes !!! Sorry the command open less and not vim. It is a default behavior change introduced in git 2.16 With `git --no-pager branch` or `git config --global pager.branch false` it's ok — Yan Vh, May 28 '18 at 06:33
This happened to me when I switched (suggested by macOS) my shell to zsh with no change to config. — Daniel Widdis, Nov 10 '19 at 00:15

score 249 · Accepted Answer · answered May 30 '18 at 08:52

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Reply to myself.

It is a default behavior change introduced in git 2.16.

With git --no-pager branch or git config --global pager.branch false it's ok

answered May 30 '18 at 08:52

Yan Vh

Release notes here https://github.com/git/git/blob/master/Documentation/RelNotes/2.16.0.txt#L85-L88 – bedla.czech Apr 30 '21 at 07:39
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The latter: git config --global pager.branch false, worked for me. – Devin B. Jul 07 '21 at 21:55
ok, so I understand what it does, but does anybody know why they did this? it's really awful. Is there any use case where this is beneficial? When you have 100+ branches maybe? – Christopher Thomas Mar 15 '22 at 23:36
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This is awesome. It also works for logs: `git config --global pager.log false` – dejoma Aug 05 '22 at 11:38

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