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

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On Fri, 7 Oct 2016 17:46:15 -0400 Tony Baldwin sent:

> 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?

	After contemplation, my reply is:

I use vi.

In my ~/.config/mc/mc.ext I have

	include/editor
	Open=%var{EDITOR:vi} %f

and


# Default target for anything not described above
default/*
	Open=%var{EDITOR:vi} %f
	View=%var{EDITOR:vi} %f

Maybe that will assist you.

Be well,
Charlie

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mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-10-07 23:30 +0200
  Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> - 2016-10-07 23:40 +0200
    Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-10-07 23:50 +0200
      Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de> - 2016-10-08 00:00 +0200
        Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Tony Baldwin <tonybaldwin@gmx.com> - 2016-10-08 00:40 +0200
        Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com> - 2016-10-08 01:00 +0200
      Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Charlie <ariestao1@ipstarmail.com.au> - 2016-10-08 00:00 +0200
        Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com> - 2016-10-08 00:50 +0200
      Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2016-10-08 00:20 +0200
        Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com> - 2016-10-08 01:00 +0200
          Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2016-10-08 02:40 +0200
            Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor? Bob Bernstein <poobah@ruptured-duck.com> - 2016-10-08 02:50 +0200

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