Use the git commit command without any flags. The configured editor will open (Vim in this case):
To start typing press the INSERT key on your keyboard, then in insert mode create a better commit with description how do you want. For example:
Once you have written all that you need, to returns to git, first you should exit insert mode, for that press ESC. Now close the Vim editor with save changes by typing on the keyboard :wq (w - write, q - quit):
and press ENTER.
On GitHub this commit will looks like this:
As a commit editor you can use VS Code:
git config --global core.editor "code --wait"
From VS Code docs website: VS Code as Git editor
git commit -a -m $'Commit title\n\nRest of commit message...'
marcialwushu
commented
4 years ago
There is also another straight and more clear way
Use the git commit command without any flags. The configured editor will open (Vim in this case):
To start typing press the INSERT key on your keyboard, then in insert mode create a better commit with description how do you want. For example:
Once you have written all that you need, to returns to git, first you should exit insert mode, for that press ESC. Now close the Vim editor with save changes by typing on the keyboard :wq (w - write, q - quit):
and press ENTER.
On GitHub this commit will looks like this:
As a commit editor you can use VS Code:
From VS Code docs website: VS Code as Git editor