obviously you chose a console editor,, like vim, pico, mcedit,, would be strange to only be able to edit crontab in the gui... (not even sure that would work.)
rgds Frank -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Mark Weaver Sent: Tuesday, 11 December 2001 10:31 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [expert] changing default editor.. On Mon, 10 Dec 2001 02:15:02 -0800 "David Guntner" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Franki grabbed a keyboard and wrote: > > > > vi has been my nemesis for a long time now, I never get the time to learn > > it, as there are other easier editors and I don't have the time to worry > > about it.. > > > > I need to edit my contab and don't wish to do it with vi.. > > > > I'd prefer pico or mcedit (both of which are installed.) > > In your .bash_login or .profile file (which-ever you use): > > export EDITOR=pico (or mcedit, which-ever you prefer) > export VISUAL=$EDITOR > > Putting both thos lines in will make sure that you get it while in your > shell, no matter which variable is looked at by the program that's calling > your editor of choice (some look for $EDITOR, some look for $VISUAL). Log > out, log back in, and you're set from then on. > ok, but out of curiosity how does this "default" editor get called while you're in the "shell"? -- daRcmaTTeR =/\=??? |%C++ Registered Linux User # 186492 "We love and desire the things most that will kill us!"
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