How can I set up an editor to work with Git on Windows?

Question

I\'m trying out Git on Windows. I got to the point of trying \"git commit\" and I got this error:

Terminal is dumb but no VISUAL nor

Answer 1

I'm using GitHub for Windows which is a nice visual option. But I also prefer the command line, so to make it work when I open a repository in a Git shell I just set the following:

git config --global core.editor vim

which works great.