Question

how to close the git commit editor on a Mac ??

Comments

I wish this was asked sooner. It would have saved so much confusion!

Answer 1

If the editor is vim, then:

ESC :wq

However, I recommend configuring git to use nano instead.

git config --global core.editor nano

Then use CONTROL+X to exit (although you may be prompted to save if you made changes).

Comments

Thank you!