Using Notepad++ as Git Editor without affecting settings

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I use and love Notepad++ (http://notepad-plus-plus.org/) as my go to simple text editor. I have been using it as my default editor for git for a few weeks now and have noticed some funny behavior.

Normally I run Notepad++ with the Tab Bar enabled like so

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However when I use Notepad++ as my git editor I would prefer it to open in the most basic mode possible (mainly no tabs, and in its own instance) I simply want a text editor to log my commit messages and such. The relevant section of my .gitconfig is setup as follows

[core]
autocrlf = true
editor = "'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"

Using this Notepad++ opens as desired when launched from git, however, the next time I launch Notepad++ normally, it loses my prior settings and does not display the tab bar anymore. It is real annoying to have to update this setting every time I want to use Notepad++ after it is launched from git. Any suggestions as to how I can have Notepad++ work in both situations without the settings affecting each other?

ellak · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-08 10:53:36Z

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Get a portable version of Notepad++ (http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepadpluspe/) and set up git to use that. In the Notepad++PE.ini file add:

AdditionalParameters=-multiInst

Then use your normal Notepad++ installation with all your settings for normal work.

edited May 8, 2013 at 10:53

answered May 2, 2013 at 6:48

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jstromwick Over a year ago

Great option, I had considered this, and may have to go this way, but I was wondering if there was a way to use the same exe and preserve the initial settings.

jstromwick Over a year ago

Ahh alas, I gave this a try and quite lamely, only one instance of either Notepad++ or Notepad++ Portable can be running at the same time. With Notepad++ open I tried to open my git editor (Notepad++Portable) and was graced with an error dialog.

jstromwick Over a year ago

Another instance of Notepad++ is already running. Please close other instance of Notepad++ before launching Notepad++Portable. I put a screenshot up on i1315.photobucket.com/albums/t598/jstromwick/…

ellak Over a year ago

I was able to start Notepad++Portable while having my normal Notepad++ running by adding AdditionalParameters=-multiInstto my Notepad++PE.ini

jstromwick Over a year ago

Yep you're right, I believe I was using an older version of the app previously. I was able to launch both at the same time using multiInst and it does indeed appear that they are truly different apps with different settings that do not effect each other. Unfortunately it looks like the installed version of Notepad++PE requires UAC elevation, which fails to launch from git console with $ Notepad++PE.exe sh.exe": ./Notepad++PE.exe: Bad file number

Stephen Brown · Accepted Answer · 2014-07-07 11:35:47Z

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[core]
autocrlf = true
editor = "'C:/PROGRA~2/NOTEPA~1/NOTEPA~1.EXE' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"

This worked for me.

answered Jul 7, 2014 at 11:35

Stephen Brown

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jstromwick · Accepted Answer · 2013-05-23 05:31:08Z

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Try as I might, I was not able to get either Notepad++, or Notepad++ Portable to work for me in this situation. Notepad++ displayed my initial problem of permanently changing my settings to those set from my .gitconfig.

I was also unable to get Notepad++ Portable (http://sourceforge.net/projects/notepadpluspe/) to work as this requires Administrative privileges to run and therefore prompts for UAC every time it launches, which I see as a deal killer.

I ended up using the portable version of Sublime Text 2 (http://www.sublimetext.com/2) as my editor for git, which though it doesn't answer my initial question, was my resolution.

answered May 23, 2013 at 5:31

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Community · Accepted Answer · 2017-05-23 12:16:59Z

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The solution is to remove the -notabbar option and downvote those devils, https://stackoverflow.com/a/1635493/1083704 and https://stackoverflow.com/a/2486342/1083704, who spreaded this heresy over the world.

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Andrew Dennison · Accepted Answer · 2016-10-11 14:27:00Z

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@Val I agree. This worked for me.

[core]
    editor = 'C:/Program Files (x86)/Notepad++/notepad++.exe' -multiInst -nosession -noPlugin

answered Oct 11, 2016 at 14:27

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