How can I set up an editor to work with Git on Windows?

Question

I\'m trying out Git on Windows. I got to the point of trying \"git commit\" and I got this error:

Terminal is dumb but no VISUAL nor

Answer 1

Based on VonC's suggestion, this worked for me (was driving me crazy):

git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files (x86)/Sublime Text 3/subl.exe' -wait"

Omitting -wait can cause problems, especially if you are working with Gerrit and change ids that have to be manually copied to the bottom of your commit message.