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Resolve 32/64-bit confusion for Windows editors
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Slight change of language about Notepad++
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Expand Up @@ -50,14 +50,19 @@ If you want to use a different text editor, such as Emacs, you can do the follow
$ git config --global core.editor emacs
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While on a Windows system, if you want to use a different text editor, such as Notepad++, you can do the following:
On a Windows system, if you want to use a different text editor, you must specify the full path to its executable file.
This can be different depending on how your editor is packaged.

In the case of Notepad++, a popular programming editor, you are likely to want to use the 32-bit version, since at the time of writing the 64-bit version doesn't support all plug-ins.
If you are on a 32-bit Windows system, or you have a 64-bit editor on a 64-bit system, you'll type something like this:

On a x86 system
[source,console]
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$ git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -nosession"
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On a x64 system

If you have a 32-bit editor on a 64-bit system, the program will be installed in `C:\Program Files (x86)`:

[source,console]
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$ git config --global core.editor "'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -nosession"
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