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This works for me in both bash and zsh on Debian 12. I can't guarantee it will work the same on every platform and shell. EDITOR=echo git config --global --edit 2>/dev/null or, if you prefer...
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#2: Post edited
by
InfiniteDissent
·
2025-02-14T12:22:26Z (5 days ago)
Add in alternative using `git -c` instead of environment variable
- This works for me in both `bash` and `zsh` on Debian 12. I can't guarantee it will work the same on every platform and shell.
- ```bash
- EDITOR=echo git config --global --edit 2>/dev/null
- ```
This is similar to your original attempt, but it overrides the editor using the EDITOR environment variable rather than with `git config` itself, and the final redirection gets rid of "hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file..." because this hint is (conveniently) written to **stderr** whereas the actual output goes to **stdout**.
- This works for me in both `bash` and `zsh` on Debian 12. I can't guarantee it will work the same on every platform and shell.
- ```bash
- EDITOR=echo git config --global --edit 2>/dev/null
- ```
- or, if you prefer not to rely on environment variables:
- ```bash
- git -c "core.editor=echo" config --global --edit 2>/dev/null
- ```
- This is based on your original attempt, with an additional stream-specific redirection which gets rid of "hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file..." because this hint is (conveniently) written to **stderr** whereas the actual output goes to **stdout**.
#1: Initial revision
by
InfiniteDissent
·
2025-02-13T15:19:52Z (5 days ago)
This works for me in both `bash` and `zsh` on Debian 12. I can't guarantee it will work the same on every platform and shell. ```bash EDITOR=echo git config --global --edit 2>/dev/null ``` This is similar to your original attempt, but it overrides the editor using the EDITOR environment variable rather than with `git config` itself, and the final redirection gets rid of "hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file..." because this hint is (conveniently) written to **stderr** whereas the actual output goes to **stdout**.