On Sat,24.Apr.10, 16:15:46, Jordan Metzmeier wrote: > > Try putting this in ~/.bashrc: > > > > export EDITOR=/usr/bin/vim > > You can also make it a system wide configuration with > "update-alternatives --config editor". I have not tried it shells > other than bash but I assume it is portable.
Yep: # update-alternatives --config editor There are 3 choices for the alternative editor (providing /usr/bin/editor). Selection Path Priority Status ------------------------------------------------------------ 0 /usr/bin/vim.nox 40 auto mode 1 /usr/bin/mcedit-debian 25 manual mode * 2 /usr/bin/vim.nox 40 manual mode 3 /usr/bin/vim.tiny 10 manual mode Press enter to keep the current choice[*], or type selection number: But it won't work if ncftp relies on $EDITOR: $ echo $EDITOR $ Regards, Andrei -- Offtopic discussions among Debian users and developers: http://lists.alioth.debian.org/mailman/listinfo/d-community-offtopic
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