On Tuesday, 7 August 2012 07:48:02 UTC+1, Philip Oakley wrote:
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>
> I'd suggest that you set up your configuration to use Notepad++ (a lovely
> open source editor). There is a Stackoverflow page with details.
> Set up your .gitconfig (mine's in C:\Documents and
> Settings\Philip\.gitconfig)
Thanks very much for all the help. I'm going to play around with this
tomorrow when I get back on the computer all that is on.
On Tuesday, August 7, 2012 8:46:07 AM UTC-7, Peter J Weisberg wrote:
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> On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Daniel P. Wright wrote:
> > The default editor for git is vim, w
On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 9:03 PM, Daniel P. Wright wrote:
> The default editor for git is vim, which is a sensible choice as its
> available on nearly every platform, but if you've never encountered it
> before it can seem a little... unusual.
I'm not sure a text-editor is "sensible" if a newbie *c
- Original Message -
From: Jeffery Brewer
To: git-users@googlegroups.com
Sent: Tuesday, August 07, 2012 3:57 AM
Subject: [git-users] Beginner stuck in a commit
I've slowly been trying to get git to work and just running into loads of
problems.
Using the windows b
Hello,
Jeffery Brewer (Mon, Aug 06, 2012 at 07:57:13PM -0700) >>
> I've slowly been trying to get git to work and just running into loads of
> problems.
>
> Using the windows bash I just tried to do a commit this evening and forgot
> to add a message (e.g. -m "my work for today") and sent the
The "strange editing mode" is called vi. Check out this cheatsheet:
http://www.lagmonster.org/docs/vi.html
To edit, type "i" to switch to insert mode. To leave insert mode, hit ESC.
To save and quit, type :wq, which means "write, quit".
Good luck!
Wes
On Mon, Aug 6, 2012 at 10:57 PM, Jeffery Br
I've slowly been trying to get git to work and just running into loads of
problems.
Using the windows bash I just tried to do a commit this evening and forgot
to add a message (e.g. -m "my work for today") and sent the bash into some
sort of odd editing mode that I can't seem to get out of. I
