GIT_EDITOR not working with macvim

Question

This is what I have in my ~/.bashrc

export GIT_EDITOR='/Applications/MacVim.app/Contents/MacOS/Vim -g '

When I issue

git commit

then I get a macvim editor but on the command line I see this message

$ git commit
Aborting commit due to empty commit message.

If I use change GIT_EDITOR to use textmate then things work fine

export GIT_EDITOR='/usr/local/bin/mate -w'

I don't want to use textmate. I want to use macvim. I am using mac and use bash.

score 69 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 19 '11 at 15:59

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You need to supply the -f option to vim to ensure that it doesn't background itself.

answered Jan 19 '11 at 15:59

CB Bailey

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This no longer works in `--patch` mode. If you edit a hunk, it opens properly. When you `:wq` from Macvim the hunk is edited and `--patch` moves on to the next hunk, but then immediately quits with `suspended (tty input) git add -p`. Any ideas? – Bailey Parker Aug 10 '15 at 00:20

9monkeys · Answer 2 · 2012-07-27T12:43:12.737

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I had the same problem. I fixed it by setting mvim as the default editor for git by running the following from the command line:

git config --global core.editor "mvim -f"

edited Jul 27 '12 at 12:43

answered Mar 08 '12 at 19:14

9monkeys

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score 12 · Answer 3 · answered Jan 15 '12 at 02:07

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This worked great for me.
git config --global core.editor 'mvim -f --nomru -c "au VimLeave * !open -a iTerm"'
If you are using Terminal.app instead of iTerm.app you can just switch it out. Source: https://github.com/b4winckler/macvim/wiki/FAQ (though they are using the EDITOR env variable instead of the gitconfig)

answered Jan 15 '12 at 02:07

mraaroncruz

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Is there a way to make this work if there are already other Vim windows open? – Chris Nov 27 '12 at 18:11
Did you try it with other windows open? It should not have any negative effects. What problem are you having? – mraaroncruz Nov 28 '12 at 08:43
I am unable to get this working, I understand what it should do but I get this error: `warning: core.editor has multiple values error: cannot overwrite multiple values with a single value Use a regexp, --add or --replace-all to change core.editor` Could you help me out here please? – Tomas Sykora Apr 08 '18 at 19:00
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Well, I got it working by placing this to my ~/.zshrc `export GIT_EDITOR='mvim -f --nomru -c "au VimLeave * !open -a iTerm.app"' ` – Tomas Sykora Apr 08 '18 at 19:08

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Aug 05 '15 at 19:38

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I had a similar problem. Adding the --noplungin flag to vim solved it for me.

answered Aug 05 '15 at 19:38

Jacob Horbulyk

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GIT_EDITOR not working with macvim

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