"Mike Egglestone" wrote: >HI... >I've been looking all over the web for these 2 simple answers and can't >find them.... > >first....what the heck is the command that lets me see what my command >path is.....? > >I know in unix... you type something like: >echo $path
Nearly: echo $PATH (except in csh and its derivatives, where $path will do as well. >basically... the identical command to >path from the dos OS... > >I guess I could just less /etc/profile....but there must be >something else...... > >and secondly.... >How would one change the default editor ? >I looked in the /etc/profile again... and found no reference to EDITOR.... >so I'm wondering if its configured somewhere else.... If EDITOR is defined in your environment, it will be used by many programs that look for a default editor. To set it, insert into /etc/profile, /etc/environment and anywhere else it may be wanted: export EDITOR=vi (or whatever) -- Oliver Elphick [EMAIL PROTECTED] Isle of Wight http://www.lfix.co.uk/oliver PGP: 1024R/32B8FAA1: 97 EA 1D 47 72 3F 28 47 6B 7E 39 CC 56 E4 C1 47 GPG: 1024D/3E1D0C1C: CA12 09E0 E8D5 8870 5839 932A 614D 4C34 3E1D 0C1C ======================================== "He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack..." Proverbs 28:27
