git cz just opens the local editor

git cz is broken for me.

I wanted to get started but it does not work.

I’m using Windows WSL (ubuntu shell on windows) together with zsh.

This is my gitconfig:

[alias]
        l = log --graph --color --pretty=format:'%Cred%h%Creset -%C(yellow)%d%Creset %s %Cgreen(%cr) %C(bold blue)<%an>%Creset' --abbrev-commit --
        ls = ls-files
        st = status
        amend = commit --amend
        amendn = ammend --no-edit
        diffs = diff --staged
        ch = checkout
        f = fetch
        p = push
        c = commit
        a = add -p
        r = reset -p
        aliases = !git config -l | grep alias | cut -c 7-
        whois = !sh -c 'git log -i -1 --pretty=\"format:%an <%ae>\n\" --author=\"$1\"' -
[diff]
        tool = meld
[push]
        default = simple
[core]
        autocrlf = input
[branch]
        autosetuprebase = always

Even with my gitconfig removed, I get the following:

Is there a known bug?

[achillesrasquinha]

Faced the same issue. You can enforce this globally as mentioned within the README. Here’s a one-liner fix:

$ npm install -g commitizen cz-conventional-changelog && echo '{ "path": "cz-conventional-changelog" }' > ~/.czrc

[sfauvart]

Hello, I have the same issue (but on real Linux system 😃) I think it’s the same problem in issue #558 You have to run

commitizen init cz-conventional-changelog --save-dev --save-exact

before to make your repo comittizen friendly

I think the readme should be updated to indicate the command to be executed for new projects as a commitizen beginner, it did not seem very clear to me 😉