Git commit/push/add Taking TONS of time (Solution)

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Describe the Bug

Git commit/push/add Taking TONS of time
Cursor works just fine, but when Doing that Git stuff, it just Takes an agonizing Amount of time, if at all

Solution :smile:

solution to the problem : switching terminal from zsh to bash in VS Code Settings (not ā€œCursor Settingsā€) fixes the problem

How to

IN CURSOR

Click (Ctrl + Shift + P)
Type: Terminal: Select Default Profile
Select: bash

Steps to Reproduce

Just Make it Do stuff with git

Operating System

Windows 10/11

Current Cursor Version (Menu ā†’ About Cursor ā†’ Copy)

Version 1.3.9
VSCode Version : 1.102.3

Does this stop you from using Cursor

No - Cursor works, but with this issue

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Hi @aasaaaaa and welcome to Cursor Forum

Thank you for your post and solution

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With either shell add this Cursor rule:

When using automated tools to execute git commands, always use git status --porcelain instead of git status for checking repository status. This provides more reliable and faster execution with machine-readable output format that avoids hanging issues.

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