Git commit through Integrated Terminal doesn't work

[pastelmind]

• VSCode Version: 1.28.0 (user setup)
• OS Version: Windows 10 Enterprise
• Using Git for Windows 2.19.1

Steps to Reproduce:

1. Open a git repository directory in VS code, and stage any changes
2. Enter git commit in integrated terminal
3. Enter commit message, save and close COMMIT_EDITMSG
4. The Integrated Terminal hangs indefinitely with the message "hint: Waiting for your editor to close the file..."
5. Ctrl+C aborts the git commit process with the following error message:

error: There was a problem with the editor ''C:\Users\Phil\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe' --wait'.
Please supply the message using either -m or -F option.

Does this issue occur when all extensions are disabled?: Yes

[vscodebot]

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Thanks for submitting this issue. Please also check if it is already covered by an existing one, like:

• Git: Support editing the commit message in a text editor (#30562)
• Feature request: Setting for Git commits message length (#52489)

[pastelmind]

Changing git config core.editor to 'C:\Users\Phil\AppData\Local\Programs\Microsoft VS Code\Code.exe' --wait -n seems to circumvent the issue--when I attempt to commit or interactively rebase using the integrated terminal, a new instance of VS Code pops up for editing COMMIT_EDITMSG, and closing it completes the commit/rebase. However, I strongly prefer the old behavior, where I could edit COMMIT_EDITMSG inside the current open instance of VS Code.

[bpasero]

@Tyriar this sounds like #60192

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