On Thu, 2 May 2024 at 12:06, H via Users <users@lists.geany.org> wrote:
>
> Geany 1.37 and Linux. I'd like to use geany to edit my git commit messages. I 
> have configured git so that when I type "git commit", an edit window for the 
> commit message opens in geany and showing the git commit.template I have 
> created.
>
> Not sure what I am doing wrong, but after typing my commit message in geany, 
> saving it and then closing that window, the just-created commit message does 
> not seem to have found its way to git so that I can later push to my 
> repository. Am I doing something wrong? Have I missed a step or misunderstood 
> something?
>
> I know that I can use the Version Control plug-in in geany to create commit 
> messages but would like to use the sequence I just described above if I can 
> get it to work.

You need to add --new-instance to ensure git can wait until you finish
editing before it continues.

Cheers
Lex

>
> Thanks.
>
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