Yes, i finally got it sorted out. I had to give the editor value in
.bash_profile.
It works now.
regards,
Sharukh.
Ren� 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.
>
> --
> Ren� Clerc - ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
>
> Birthdays are good for you. Statistics show that the people who
> have the most live the longest.
> -Rev. Larry Lorenzoni
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Dr. Sharukh K. R. Pavri
Mumbai, India.
