Command Line Editor

[jbroder]

I would like to use VI as my command line editor.
How do I modify .bash_profile to achieve this?

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[ugarfie]

export EDITOR=vi

[jbroder]

I added
export EDITOR=vi

to .bash_profile

but it didn't work. Was I supposed to put a semicolon
after it or something?

[Terra]

did you logout and log back in?

also try:
export EDITOR=/bin/vi

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[This message has been edited by ccTech (edited 05-07-99)]

[jbroder]

Unfortunately, when I changed .bash_profile to read

EDITOR=/bin/vi


I still didn't get vi as my command line editor. Even after
I logged off and logged back on.

Do I need to put it in a particular place in .bash_profile?
Right now it is the last line. Number 14.

Thanks,
jon
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[Terra]

did you export the variable?

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[Terra]

I just logged in as you and tested it...

It's working as expected...

to test:
$crontab -e

It uses the EDITOR variable to find out which editor to use and it pulls up vi...

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[jbroder]

Yes, I did. Sorry that wasn't clear.

export EDITOR=/bin/vi

is what it says.


Jon
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[jbroder]

When I run that command from my id I get the following


[jbroder@FQ-Taz:~/www ]$ $crontab -e
bash: -e: command not found

[jbroder@FQ-Taz:~/www ]$

                          
So maybe there is something fishy here...


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[Justin]

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