It’s pretty easy to setup the nano editor as the git editor on Windows.

Just follow these steps:

1. Download the nano executable for Windows: https://www.nano-editor.org/dist/win32-support/
2. Rename it to nano.exe and move it to C:\Program Files\Git\mingw64\bin
3. Run the following command in cmd: git config --global core.editor "winpty nano"

And you’re all set. Nano will now be the default editor used for git commands.

Enjoy. 🙂

Sources: https://gist.github.com/evanwill/0207876c3243bbb6863e65ec5dc3f058 https://stackoverflow.com/questions/2596805/how-do-i-make-git-use-the-editor-of-my-choice-for-commits