<p>Setup my new laptop, when I run <code>git commit</code>, <code>vi</code> will pop up, but when I typing the commit messages, letters constantly get lost.</p>
<p>To solve it, just change the default editor to <code>vim</code>:</p>
<pre><code class="lang-bash">$ git config --global core.editor /usr/bin/vim
</code></pre>


Setup my new laptop, when I run `git commit`, `vi` will pop up, but when I typing the commit messages, letters constantly get lost.

To solve it, just change the default editor to `vim`:

```bash
$ git config --global core.editor /usr/bin/vim
```

git commit opened editor lost typing