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Update docs for changing default git text editor (#25414) 

Previous docs only mentioned setting Atom as the default editor, updated to include sublime, vs code and notepad++; along with the app specific command line args.  Also included is a sample command should you wish to test your updated git editor config
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#### Change Your Text Editor
Git automatically uses your default text editor, but you can change this. Here's an example to use the Atom editor instead (the `--wait` option tells the shell to wait for the text editor so you can do your work in it before the program moves on):
Git automatically uses your default text editor (usually Vi or Vim) when you are prompted to edit a message (e.g. when amending a commit). You can change this by setting the `core.editor` in your Git Config. Below are examples for some popular editors:
##### Edit using Atom
```shell
git config --global core.editor "atom --wait"
```
The `--wait` option tells the shell to wait for the text editor to close before returning, therefore you can make your changes in the editor before git applies your message.
##### Edit using VS Code
```shell
git config --global core.editor "code --new-window --wait"
```
The `--new-window` option tells VS Code to open the message in a new window that you can safely close when done.
##### Edit using Sublime Text
```shell
git config --global core.editor "subl -n -w"
```
##### Edit using Notepad++ (Windows)
```shell
git config core.editor "'C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe' -multiInst -notabbar -nosession -noPlugin"
```
Omit ` (x86)` from the path if the 64-bit version of notepad++ is installed.
##### Launching your editor
After setting your `core.editor` you may wish to test to make sure it is configured correctly. Running the below command will launch the current config in your editor of choice:
```shell
git config --edit
```
#### Add Color to Git Output
You can configure your shell to add color to Git output with this command: