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vim is Git's default editor. Emacs isn't even installed by default on many system.

• RandomCSGeek 9y ago
  "By default, Git uses whatever you’ve set as your default text editor via one of the shell environment variables VISUAL or EDITOR, or else falls back to the vi editor" --git config guide https://www.git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Configuration https://www.git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Confi...
  • jhasse 9y ago
    Git for Windows ships vim for example.
    • andrewjw 9y ago
      Actually, it ships user choice now. (You can select VS Code if you like.)