Editor configuration in Git - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

1fill in blank

easy

Complete the command to set Vim as the default Git editor.

Git

git config --global core.editor [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Acode

Bnano

Cemacs

Dvim

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'nano' or 'emacs' if you want Vim specifically.

Forgetting to use --global to set it for all repositories.

This command sets Vim as the default editor for Git commit messages and other editing tasks.

2fill in blank

medium

Complete the command to set Visual Studio Code as the default Git editor.

Git

git config --global core.editor [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Acode --wait

Bvscode

Ccode

Dcode -w

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'code' without '--wait' causes Git to continue before editing is done.

Using 'vscode' which is not a valid command.

The '--wait' option tells Git to wait until the editor window is closed before continuing.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in this command to set Nano as the Git editor.

Git

git config --global core.editor [1]

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Anano --wait

Bnano -wait

Cnano -w

Dnano

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '--wait' which Nano does not support.

Forgetting to disable line wrapping with '-w'.

The '-w' flag tells Nano to disable wrapping, which is recommended for Git editor usage.

4fill in blank

hard

Fill both blanks to configure Git to use Emacs as the editor with no backup files.

Git

git config --global core.editor "emacs [1] [2]"

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

A-nw

B-q

C-no-backup

D-no-bak

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using non-existent flags like '-no-backup'.

Forgetting to run Emacs in no-window mode.

Using '-nw' runs Emacs in no-window mode, and '-q' disables the startup message, making it cleaner for Git.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to set Sublime Text as the Git editor with wait option.

Git

git config --global core.editor "[1] [2] [3]"

Drag options to blanks, or click blank then click option'

Asubl

B-n

C-w

D--wait

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using '--wait' instead of '-w' for Sublime Text.

Omitting the '-n' flag causing reuse of existing window.

'subl' is the Sublime Text command, '-n' opens a new window, and '-w' tells Git to wait for the editor to close.