Here's how I set up gedit as my editor and it works as expected: git config --global --unset-all core.editor git config --global --add core.editor "gedit -w"
Running on 14.04 64 bit (Mint). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to gedit in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1100415 Title: "git commit" fails if gedit is already opened To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gedit/+bug/1100415/+subscriptions -- desktop-bugs mailing list desktop-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs