diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 813b18e..57a062b 100644
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ D_CONFIG_FILES="config_files"
 mkdir -p ~/.vim/templates
 mkdir -p ~/.vim/swapfiles
 
+# tells git to use vim as default editor
+echo -e $MAGENTA"declared vim as default editor for git"$ENDCO
+git config --global core.editor "vim"
+
 # receive 1 argument : absolute path to config file
 function save_bak
 {
@@ -80,3 +84,4 @@ install "$HOME/.vim/templates/skeleton.cpp"
 install "$HOME/.vim/templates/skeleton.hpp"
 install "$HOME/.vim/templates/skeleton_main.cpp"
 install "$HOME/.vim/templates/skeleton_makefile"
+