Close the Git commit editor on Windows
In this article, we will discuss how to exit the Git commit editor. This can be a little tricky, especially if you are new to Git bash .
Let's see how to exit the editor on Windows.
Close the Git commit editor on Windows
We will look at a typical commit flow on Git to make it easier to understand. From the example below, we can see several untracked files we have by running the git status command.
pc@JOHN MINGW64 ~/Documents/GitHub/Delftscopetech (main)
$ git status
On branch main
Your branch is ahead of 'origin/main' by 3 commits.
(use "git push" to publish your local commits)
Untracked files:
(use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
.gitignore~
Example Code 2
Example Code 2.php
Example Code 3.php
Example code 1.php
downloadpdf.php
htmllinkpdf.html
nothing added to commit but untracked files present (use "git add" to track)
Let's add the downloadpdf.php file and commit the changes. We run the following code to add it:
$ git add downloadpdf.php
To commit, we run the following command:
$ git commit
After running the git commit command, the commit editor will pop up as shown below:
Follow these steps to save your commits and exit the editor.
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A newly opened editor is usually in normal mode. Use to
iswitch to insert mode. - On the first line, write your commit message, then press the escape key to switch back to normal mode.
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Type :wq to save and exit the editor.
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Press Enter to return to the normal terminal window.
Exiting an editor on Windows is as simple as that. This method works for both vi and vim editors.
For users using the Emacs editor, use Ctrl+X Ctrl+S to save, and Ctrl+X Ctrl+C to exit the editor.
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