title: Git commit message on linux terminal
body: <p>I am trying to learn how to write a git commit message on a linux terminal.</p>
  
  <p>I am presented with the following options after I write my commit message.</p>
  
  <p>Which is the first one I am supposed to choose?</p>
  
  <pre><code>&gt; ^G Get Help  ^O Write Out ^W Where Is  ^K Cut Text  ^J Justify   ^C Cur Pos
  ^X Exit      ^R Read File ^\ Replace   ^U Uncut Text^T To Spell  ^_ Go To Line
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>If I hit "write out" I get another list of options that I don't understand.</p>
  
  <pre><code>File Name to Write:$T_EDITMSG                                                   
  ^G Get Help     M-D DOS Format  M-A Append      M-B Backup File
  ^C Cancel       M-M Mac Format  M-P Prepend     ^T To Files
  </code></pre>