COMMIT_EDITMSG open when commit in VSCode

COMMIT_EDITMSG is a file which VSCode opens when you do not provide commit message in the Source Control plugin box –

The COMMIT_EDITMSG file looks like this –

Here you can write your commit message at the top.

If you don’t want this file to open up, you can turn the setting off in VSCode from here –

Uncheck Use Editor As Commit Input setting and the file will not open anymore. You can find this – Settings -> Extensions -> Git

You can also use command line git.useEditorAsCommitInput to turn it off.