Yes, i finally got it sorted out. I had to give the editor value in
.bash_profile.

It works now.

regards,

Sharukh.

René Clerc muttered:
> * Dr . Sharukh K . R . Pavri . <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [03-10-2001 16:34]:
> 
> | I am using mutt 1.2.5i with a hodge podge .muttrc. I have pinched the
> | following from Roland Rosenfeld's keybindings :
> |  
> | macro   index   \ea     "!$EDITOR ~/.mutt_alias\n:source ~/.mutt_alias\n" \
> |                         "Edit aliases file and reload it"
> |  
> | but using <esc>a gives the following error
> 
> I use the following (ctrl-a)
> 
> macro index \Ca "!\${EDITOR} ~/.mutt/aliases\n:source ~/.mutt/aliases\n" \
>                 "edit addressbook"
> 
> I thinkt the problem lies with the "$"; I think it needs to be
> escaped.
> 
> In your situation, I think mutt tries to execute the .mutt_alias file,
> and that is, of cours, not possible.
> 
> -- 
> René Clerc                      - ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
> 
> Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who
> have the most live the longest.
> -Rev. Larry Lorenzoni

-- 
Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri
Mumbai, India.

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