bash: nano: command not found at Windows git bash

Question

I am using git version 2.7.0.windows.1 on a windows pc, I used the following command:

$ nano README

which results me:

bash: nan         


        

Answer 1

Little modification of the previous solution (@Simopaa) is worked for me on Windows 10 (without Chocolatey):

1. Download nano-git

2. Move the nano-git-xxx.exe to (for example) C:\Program Files\Git\bin.

3. Modify the .gitconfig file with the following (single and double quotes are important):

   [core]
   editor = "winpty '/c/Program Files/Git/bin/nano-git-0d9a7347243.exe'"
   

4. (Optional step) Make nano available for editing in general:

   Create or edit the one of the startup script of bash (e.g. ~/.bash_profile) with the followings:

   export PATH="/c/Program Files/Git/bin:$PATH"
   alias nano="winpty nano"