Commit-editmsg !!top!! -

Your default Git editor (set by $EDITOR , $GIT_EDITOR , or your global Git config) then automatically opens this file.

The COMMIT_EDITMSG file is the only place where you can seamlessly write a multi-line, detailed commit message without using shell escape sequences or awkward string quoting. COMMIT-EDITMSG

Its primary purpose is to act as a for your commit message. When you run git commit (without the -m flag), Git opens this file in your default text editor, allowing you to write, review, and edit the message before the commit is finalized and saved to the database. Your default Git editor (set by $EDITOR ,

: Git creates a temporary plain text file located precisely at .git/COMMIT_EDITMSG . allowing you to write