Question:
I would like to use Vim as my default editor when making commits. But I have it loaded with a certain number of plugins (necessary) and it takes a second or two to launch it. Accordingly, in order to write a couple of lines in the commit message, you don't want to wait for VIM to load and start all plugins.
I know how to set the default editor in Git:
git config --global core.editor vim
You can start Vim without plugins like this:
vim -u NONE
Alas, the first thing that comes to mind: git config --global core.editor vim -u NONE doesn't work. What should be done?
Answer:
Option 1
Solution: we create our own script, which we register as an editor.
This can be done from the console like this:
sudo tee /usr/local/bin/bare-vim > /dev/null <<\EOF
!#/bin/sh
vim -u NONE "$@"
EOF
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/bare-vim
git config --global core.editor bare-vim
Option 2
git config --global core.editor 'vim -u NONE'
this works too:
ps -aux | grep vim
...
/bin/sh -c vim -u NONE "$@" vim -u NONE