Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor?

[Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>]

On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 05:46:15PM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote:
> On 10/07/2016 05:38 PM, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 07, 2016 at 05:23:00PM -0400, Tony Baldwin wrote:
> > > Why is mc using nano when vim.tiny is set as my editor upon
> > > update-alternatives --config editor?, and, of course, mc is set to NOT use
> > > mcedit, its internal editor
> > What does "echo $EDITOR" say in your shell?
> 
> tony@deathstar:~/.config/mc$ echo $EDITOR
> 
> tony@deathstar:~/.config/mc$

What does "echo $VISUAL" say in your shell?

> 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?

export EDITOR=vim.tiny

(Assuming you are using bash as shell.)

cu
Adrian

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