How do I customize the 'commit message file' generated by `hg commit`?

Question

When I run hg commit, Mercurial generates a file for my commit message that looks like this :

HG: Enter commit message.  Lines beginning with \'         


        

Answer 1

Use hg commit -m "My message here". You can also set up an editor in your Mercurial.ini or ~/.hgrc file. Add the following:

[ui]
editor = /path/to/your/favorite/editor