intellij or vscode as git editor

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IntelliJ or Visual Studio Code as a git editor

Permanent setup for git:

config --global core.editor "webstorm --wait"
config --global core.editor "code --wait"

Ad-hoc usage with git commands:

EDITOR="webstorm --wait" git rebase -i sha1hash
EDITOR="code --wait" git rebase -i sha1hash

Permanent setup for all apps (haven't tried):

On unix-like OS, put this into your ~/.profile:

# Preferred editor for local and remote sessions
if [[ -n $SSH_CONNECTION ]]; then # SSH mode
  export EDITOR='vim'
else # Local terminal mode
  export EDITOR='webstorm --wait'
fi
export VISUAL="$EDITOR"

Resources

• https://stackoverflow.com/questions/30024353/how-to-use-visual-studio-code-as-default-editor-for-git/57144660#57144660
• https://intellij-support.jetbrains.com/hc/en-us/community/posts/360008063819-Using-Command-line-Launcher-as-git-core-editor-with-IntelliJ-2020