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-rwxr-xr-xgit-send-email.perl7
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/git-send-email.perl b/git-send-email.perl
index 7552cac..a09b1c9 100755
--- a/git-send-email.perl
+++ b/git-send-email.perl
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ Options:
--bcc Specify a list of email addresses that should be Bcc:
on all the emails.
- --compose Use \$EDITOR to edit an introductory message for the
- patch series.
+ --compose Use \$GIT_EDITOR, core.editor, \$EDITOR, or \$VISUAL to edit
+ an introductory message for the patch series.
--subject Specify the initial "Subject:" line.
Only necessary if --compose is also set. If --compose
@@ -341,8 +341,7 @@ GIT: for the patch you are writing.
EOT
close(C);
- my $editor = $ENV{EDITOR};
- $editor = 'vi' unless defined $editor;
+ my $editor = $ENV{GIT_EDITOR} || $repo->config("core.editor") || $ENV{VISUAL} || $ENV{EDITOR} || "vi";
system($editor, $compose_filename);
open(C2,">",$compose_filename . ".final")