On Fri, 7 Oct 2016 17:46:15 -0400 Tony Baldwin sent:
> Apparently nothing, but when I do update-alternatives to set it, It
> shows that vim.tiny is currently the chosen default (visudo uses it)
> How do I set $EDITOR if not with update-alternatives?
After contemplation, my reply is:
I use vi.
In my ~/.config/mc/mc.ext I have
include/editor
Open=%var{EDITOR:vi} %f
and
# Default target for anything not described above
default/*
Open=%var{EDITOR:vi} %f
View=%var{EDITOR:vi} %f
Maybe that will assist you.
Be well,
Charlie
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