# Git commit command

**URL:** <https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/git-commit-command/4340>\
**Category:** Git\
**Created:** [April 22, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/git-commit-command/4340 "2021-04-22T06:48:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![saapaa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee59a6/32.png) [@saapaa](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/saapaa)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/git-commit-command/4340/1 "2021-04-22T06:48:58Z")

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this command doesn’t open my editor

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**Author:** ![William](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b19c9b/32.png) [@William](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/William)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 2:20pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/git-commit-command/4340/2 "2021-04-22T14:20:59Z")

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Git is version software, not an editor.

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**Author:** ![SAM](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.codewithmosh.com/sam/32/167_2.png) [@SAM](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/u/SAM)\
**Post date:** [April 22, 2021, 4:05pm UTC](https://forum.codewithmosh.com/t/git-commit-command/4340/3 "2021-04-22T16:05:14Z")

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Read the output of the command. You have nothing to commit, so no need for a commit message, ergo no editor opened.