diff --git a/Ports/git/default_gitconfig b/Ports/git/default_gitconfig
index 2eeb9a6e33..5093dea14d 100644
--- a/Ports/git/default_gitconfig
+++ b/Ports/git/default_gitconfig
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+[core]
+    editor = TextEditor
+    pager = less
+
 [user]
     email = anon
     name = anon