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Old 01-24-2008, 06:32 PM
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Default Simple Question.... Change Default Editor
How do I change my default editor? Right now it is nano which I don't like very much. I'd rather use vi or at least pico. Can someone tell me how to get this done?
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Old 01-28-2008, 01:00 PM
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You need to export your editor:

Code:
# set | grep EDITOR
EDITOR=/bin/nano
# which vi
/usr/bin/vi
# export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi
# set | grep EDITOR
EDITOR=/usr/bin/vi
#
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