How can I open Notepad2 as my Git commit editor using the Diff Files syntax scheme?

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I'm using Notepad2 as my Git commit editor. It has a command-line option to change the syntax scheme, like so:

notepad2.exe /s Diff Files

I'm using verbose commits in Git, and I want to select the diff scheme when I get ready to commit. But I can't figure out the right command. I would think it would be something like this (in .gitconfig):

[core]
    editor = C:/Windows/System32/notepad.exe /s Diff

But Git reads that whole line as the file name and then tells me it can't find the notepad.exe /s Diff file anywhere.

How can I get Git to consider the /s Diff as a command line option, not part of the file name?

(I'm using Windows 10 and the Windows command prompt.)

Should `notepad.exe` be `notepad2.exe`? And do you have the correct path to the executable? — Code-Apprentice, Feb 19 '18 at 16:58
Nah, I used the installation option that replaces Windows Notepad with Notepad2. It works fine if I omit the command line part. — Ryan Lundy, Feb 19 '18 at 17:01

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 19 '18 at 20:41

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Following a similar pattern as "How can I make Sublime Text the default editor for Git?"

git config --global core.editor "'c:/Windows/System32/notepad.exe' -s Diff"

From "git: Show index diff in commit message as comment", it is -s, not /s.

answered Feb 19 '18 at 20:41

VonC

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How can I open Notepad2 as my Git commit editor using the Diff Files syntax scheme?

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