How to change editor to Vim?

To change the default editor to Vim for Git, you can use the following command in your terminal:

git config --global core.editor "vim"

This command sets Vim as your default editor for Git operations, such as editing commit messages or performing interactive rebases.

Verifying the Change

To confirm that Vim has been set as your default editor, you can check the configuration with:

git config --global core.editor

This should return vim, indicating that the change was successful.

Additional Tip

If you want to set Vim to open in a specific mode (like insert mode) when you start it, you can modify the command slightly:

git config --global core.editor "vim -c 'startinsert'"

This will open Vim in insert mode, allowing you to start typing immediately.

Feel free to ask if you have any more questions or need further assistance!