Aborting commit due to empty commit message

Question

As a newbie git user, when I try to commit my work with

git commit -a -v

and I enter a commit message in my editor, I close the file, and g

Answer 1

Make sure to sure a capital W.

git config --global core.editor "open -a 'Sublime Text 2' -W"

or use the following command to replace an existing one that isn't working properly.

git config --replace-all core.editor "open -a 'Sublime Text 2' -W"