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

From	Anthony Baldwin <baldwinlinguas@gmx.com>
Newsgroups	linux.debian.user
Subject	Re: mc using nano when vim.tiny is my default editor?
Date	2016-10-08 01:00 +0200
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On 10/07/2016 05:58 PM, Adrian Bunk wrote:
> 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?

tony@deathstar:~/.config/mc$ echo $VISUAL

tony@deathstar:~/.config/mc$

Same as $EDITOR
>
>> 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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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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